expedition

Example Sentences

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Glover wasn’t really supposed to be the first Black person to serve on an ISS expedition, either.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition has been sold at auction.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In keeping with my longstanding policy of avoiding actions that might put me between the jaws of a crocodile, the expedition is not exactly the kind that might entice me to find my wading boots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

This was a serious problem, but the expedition couldn’t risk stopping and building new ones.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple