pirates

Example Sentences

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That was good because we need renegades, brigands and pirates, we want their visions and breakthroughs, we want their spirit—go for broke, trust your brain, be wild, insist, announce you are here.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Sources said it was overrun by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, near the port of Qana.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"We're like pirates," he added to cheers from the crowd.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

So yeah, bald eagles are like pirates, swooping in and taking what they want, when they want it.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

He used to be a pet on a ship and have a metal band round his stomach, like in a story about pirates.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon