captain

Example Sentences

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And finally, the Kings were also fueled by a desire to give captain Anze Kopitar one more chance at a title.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The road sits off of Sunset Boulevard on a celebrity-filled lane where the likes of Kendall Jenner and Emily Blunt have lived and where Jimmy Kimmel once described himself as the neighborhood watch captain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Manchester City will lose the services of their dependable captain next season after Bernardo Silva announced he will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The boy was bent over, as if lost in the ocean on that dark night with the rain pounding on the waves, and his captain and everyone he loved on the sinking ship.

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