submarine

Example Sentences

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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

Sri Lanka is repatriating on Friday the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who perished when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, the Foreign Ministry said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

A highlight was the INS Kursura, a Soviet-built, 300-foot submarine commissioned by the Indian Navy in 1969 that had been transformed into a museum ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

A fourth of America's submarine fleet of 65-70 is at sea at any given time, according to analysts.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But instead she grabbed it and turned it to the left, aiming the box, or the submarine, or whatever it was, toward the open window.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan