captain

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Ava rises to captain her own sitcom ship, commanding this one with joy and gratitude, having learned that fear is antithetical to producing one’s best work.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Payne now has more followers than New Zealand's All Whites, which are yet to reach 45,000, and his national team captain, Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood, who has 162 thousand followers.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The captain would get paid $26,000 a month, around twice as much as for more routine journeys.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Gregoire cites the club's 1973 FA Cup-winning captain Bobby Kerr and experienced midfielder Mick Docherty as two colleagues who made him feel welcome, in a debut season where he made eight first-team appearances.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The captain scoffs at the idea of five Roman legionnaires robbing an orphaned monk.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri