submarine

Example Sentences

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The officer is no longer in charge of a nuclear submarine.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In February 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast of Santa Barbara and shelled an oil refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The Iranian warship Iris Dena was given permission by India to dock three days before it was torpedoed by a US submarine, India has said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Archaeologists and scientists, for example, had never been quite sure exactly how the submarine was propelled.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler