sea captain

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The detective’s singular pedigree: He’s the son of an Irish folk singer mom and a Basque sea captain dad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

And what of Al Anderson, the Rhode Island fisherman whose myopic devotion to his quarry recalls another famous New England sea captain?

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023

This bizarre hybrid was bought by Moses Kimball, founder of the Boston Museum, from the family of a sea captain.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2023

Erdogan, the son of a sea captain, had faced political headwinds ahead of Sunday's vote: he was already facing blame over an economic crisis when a devastating earthquake hit in February.

From Reuters • May 15, 2023

He slept in the stable that night and on the next day did find a sea captain who would—in spite of the bad hand—take him on as a cabin boy.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes