explorer

Example Sentences

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It has thwarted explorers and stifled merchants’ ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal

In “Floyd Collins,” Jeremy Jordan met the challenge of bringing vital life to a character on the verge of losing his—a cave explorer trapped underground—in director Tina Landau’s restrained but deeply moving production.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rush earned a reputation as an ambitious explorer and a passionate leader, one who occasionally broke rules to pursue his dream of exploring the sea.

From BBC

The three urban explorers were held in jails for nine months until a court ordered their release on May 25, although Mr. Zorin was placed under house arrest.

From New York Times

Part of the idea was to keep the paying customers — the “explorers, adventurers, and citizen scientists” — from being passive participants.

From New York Times