pirates
Example Sentences
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Christopher and Anya’s adventures unspool at a breathless pace as they hop from island to island, dueling with pirates, trespassing among giants and competing in a deadly street race featuring some of Glimouria’s nastier creatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
McDonald’s latest Happy Meal collaboration unites the anime pirates of One Piece with Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Men dressed as pirates follow along in their own finery.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Those were all written for a TV show, for something that was not for me, so Fantasize comes out, crazy, was stolen... These pirates, crooks, illegal!"
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The pirates had thrown a blanket over him.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
