sailor

Example Sentences

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Uncle Dutch says back in the cornfields he hadn’t thought about seasickness and bad food and nasty sailors, and that’s what he found there.

From Literature

A second sailor, a compact gray-bearded man in his sixties, stared at them openmouthed, a screwdriver in his hand.

From Literature

We asked a prolific author, local professors, book critics, literary folks about town and a self-described “sailor punk rat” to make their picks personal.

From Los Angeles Times

The new restrictions do not apply to sailors when they are not on board ships - including when on on-shore bases.

From BBC

I imagine hundreds of years of sailors, lost at sea.

From Literature