- plural of sailor.
sailors
Example Sentences
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Another source of strain: In peacetime, the ports were used for rest and recuperation by sailors seeking a break from an aircraft carrier’s crammed quarters and exhausting routines.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
But also credit a team of Norwegian shipwrights and sailors who built a vessel that speaks to both history and Hollywood.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Families have reported food shortages, problems with drinking water, broken showers and laundry facilities and growing psychological strain among the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
U.S. officials say the conditions aboard the Lincoln aren’t unusual for a wartime deployment but acknowledge that months without a port call can weigh on sailors and Marines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
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 "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
