captain

Example Sentences

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In subsequent calls, Strickland told Boyd he had contacted the captain of criminal investigations to make sure “the right people” got to the crime scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When a British vessel threatened the ship that carried it, however, the captain threw the document overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

We just watch the boat captain go somewhere deep inside himself that we don’t get to see, emerging drenched in sweat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It was Old Timothy, swaggering in the door like a captain on the deck of his own ship.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood