sailors

Example Sentences

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"When I look at the photographs, I see the moments Ara Guler captured -- sailors arriving on boats. He would walk through the streets and beaches of Cannes, observe what was happening."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

An estimated 20,000 sailors and 2,000 ships have been trapped in the Gulf since the start of the war with Iran, according to the International Maritime Organisation - a UN agency that regulates shipping.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Ships break down, sailors have to cannibalize parts, and the fleet fires weapons faster than the nation can replenish them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Others were forced into service as sailors for up to 10 years at a time.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

There were only a few sailors guarding the cargo, and they quickly decided that tangoing with a pack of angry colonists with hatchets was a bad idea and got out of the way.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin