tanker

Example Sentences

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The road workers sheltering beneath a tanker had shrugged off the danger.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The tanker, which is under EU and US sanctions, has flown the flags of Madagascar, the Marshall Islands and Panama.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

There is a strong financial motivation for the hundreds of ships stuck in the Gulf to get out, according to Alessandro Gelli, a tanker ship broker at BRS Shipbrokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

This included a crude tanker headed to China, one to India, one tanker carrying liquified petroleum gas leaving the passage route and another one entering.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The bow wave of the tanker hit him then, a large curl of water kicking sideways from the ship.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen