ship

Example Sentences

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Mr. Pelley had the right idea when he planned to stay and help steer the ship through troubled seas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Whether that happened is debatable; what is not is that “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” also influenced him, manifesting in the lyrics’ repeated invitation to “Take a ride in the sky/On our ship, fantasize.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Hurriyet newspaper said the vessel had initially been earmarked to carry the haul but the plan was shelved when the ship broke down.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev, who arrived on the ISS in February, had been sheltering on the docked ship, along with another astronaut Chris Williams.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I took a deep breath and joined the other children filing off the ship.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler