shipmate
Example Sentences
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“It was truly inspiring to see every member on board come together during this patrol, including our shipmate, Bryan Lee, who contributed to the mission,” said Capt. Tyson Scofield, commanding officer of the Waesche.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
"An aircraft might have been lost but there was a pilot, a shipmate, who had to be saved," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023
She testified at the trial that she saw another shipmate run out of the lower vehicle storage area that morning after the fire started, the defense said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Bataan shipmate from West Jefferson, Ohio, was enjoying a break from her job refueling fighter jets.
From New York Times • May 28, 2022
But soon an off-shore breeze blew to our liking— a canvas-bellying breeze, a lusty shipmate sent by the singing nymph with sunbright hair.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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