pirates
Example Sentences
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According to the Puntland officials, this could explain why it has now become an area of operation for the pirates.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Navy engaged with the British yet again, it also once more exposed American ships traveling Mediterranean to plunder from Barbary pirates, later resulting in the Second Barbary War.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
From 2003 through 2008, the association sued some 35,000 alleged song pirates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Seven years later, President Thomas Jefferson sent the fleet—three frigates and a schooner—to subdue pirates disrupting shipping along North Africa’s Barbary Coast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Dallas was imagining that they were tracking pirates who would lead them to buried treasure.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
