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sylph

[silf] / sɪlf /




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U.S. presidents had been using yachts since the 1880s, like the USS Despatch, USS Dolphin and USS Sylph, to host foreign dignitaries and serve as recreational space.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

The moggy is simply part of the furniture on Sylph VI and leaving him behind on the boat's jaunt south was out of the question.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Eleven sailors and an officer from the USS Sylph, the presidential yacht, were detailed to make it happen.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2016

As the Sylph, Ms. Hyltin’s only shortcoming is that she could use slightly stronger eye makeup.

From New York Times • May 8, 2015

I hope the Sylph will approve of it.

From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana




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