sailors

Example Sentences

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“We need unmanned systems, we need submarines, we need ships, we need auxiliary ships. We also need quality of life for our sailors and Marines.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

India’s foreign ministry initially said that of the 24 Indian crew on the ship, 21 had been rescued while three sailors were missing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For now, the ITF and the DAD-DER were providing the stranded sailors with drinking water and essential supplies, Polat explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

So is there any way out for the trapped sailors?

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It was packed with people, all women and children except for two sailors who stood at either end.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis