piratic

Example Sentences

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The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

They stole right and left, but no one complained much in these times of slack copyright; and, at all events, the piratic larcenous publications of the Dutch printers were pretty, and so far satisfactory.

From The Library by Lang, Andrew

The pirate replied, with a piratic oath, "Fire away."

From David Crockett His Life and Adventures by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

On the mole alone were upwards of 200 guns, and altogether 500 guns, few being smaller than 24-pounders, defended the piratic city.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles