sailor

Example Sentences

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A Russian sailor on a 600-foot tanker told the Journal his crew was down to water and rice, with no medicine to treat his severe hypertension.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Her mother died when Sydney was 7, and she was influenced by the oddities of her father, a yachtsman who dressed Sydney in a sailor suit until she was 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"He was a sailor and he loved coming on to the ferry as well with his kids and his grandkids," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 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

It was odd, and sad, but I felt more alone with that sailor lying there than in all the time I’d been waiting for him.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk