sailor

Example Sentences

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"Till then, we are boiling the water for drinking," said the young sailor, who asked to be identified only by his last name, Pereira.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"Our life is very humiliating here and we have very little fuel and food," says another Pakistani sailor, Zeeshan.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

He was 1 when his father, a Navy sailor, went missing in action during the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The sailor assigned to man the brakes in the cockpit and another who was towing the jet had to jump off at the last second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Now, in her middy blouse with the sailor bow tie, she still looked like a high school girl.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu