sail

Example Sentences

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A 30-year-old Chinese seafarer on a vessel waiting to sail into the Persian Gulf describes, night and day, seeing missiles and drones flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The international flotilla of some 100 boats, mostly setting sail from Barcelona on April 12, will head towards Gaza around April 20, according to the organisers.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

And so the plot tracks Tereza’s episodic adventures on the run, escaping to sail down the river in search of a working airplane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Wang said the shipowner has repeatedly asked the captain to sail across the strait, but the crew members all refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

For two hours they made steady progress at the oars, and then Shackleton judged the way clear enough to hoist sail.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong