captain

Example Sentences

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Once again, the captain made the decisive contribution and England are simply not the same side without him.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“He’s honest with us,” said Vegas captain Mark Stone, “whether our game is good or bad.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"It's not a test for the bowlers, because it has been too easy. This isn't a fair balance between bat and ball," former England captain Vaughan told BBC Test Match Special.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Field, Mr. Tabor contends, was to blame for the fiasco, having bought the wrong cable-laying equipment, hired the wrong ships and employed the wrong captain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

It is too dangerous to continue the planned journey to Burma—there is concern that the Japanese might bomb the Grant—so the captain changes course for Australia, with plans to dock in Manila along the way.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly