expedition

Example Sentences

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The BBC show challenges pairs of travellers to tackle an intrepid expedition with no phone and limited cash.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

None had lived aboard for months on end as an expedition crew member afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In keeping with my longstanding policy of avoiding actions that might put me between the jaws of a crocodile, the expedition is not exactly the kind that might entice me to find my wading boots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Beginning with the 2014 expedition, DNA began to play an important role in understanding the origins of artifacts other than human remains.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler