captain

Example Sentences

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The LNG shipowner has repeatedly told the crew to cross the strait, the seafarer said, but the captain and other crew members have all refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

One man who knows exactly what it takes to win with Celtic is former captain Scott Brown and he - perhaps unsurprisingly - is backing his former side to reel in both Rangers and Hearts.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

A captain can now earn more than $26,000 a month for a journey through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Surrey's captain played Woakes to mid on, embarked upon an impossible single and failed to regain his ground after wicketkeeper Kai Smith made the most of an inaccurate throw from Ed Barnard.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I want them to be caught red-handed. I want the world to know what they did. I want the captain to be recognized for what he did.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook