seamen
Example Sentences
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The Journal spoke to more than a dozen seamen held in the gulf, who described deteriorating conditions tipping into a humanitarian crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
But like many seamen, he says he needed the work.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
The researchers have estimated that the proportion of lung cancers related to onboard asbestos exposure were of the order of 27 per cent in Australian seamen and 12 per cent in British seamen.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023
It said Kim later watched the ship’s seamen conduct a drill of launching “strategic” cruise missiles, a word implying the weapons were developed to carry nuclear warheads.
From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023
And, tipping wine out, Pheidon swore to me the ship was launched, the seamen standing by to take Odysseus to his land at last.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
