ship

Example Sentences

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The Afghan national abandoned a dinghy carrying passengers he was driving across the English Channel when a rescue ship arrived in January, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Then immediately the ship left the dock when I took the character.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"There was a huge noise and the whole ship shook," Pooniya recalled.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“Before you can command a ship, a platoon, a flight of fighters,” he told graduates, “you must be able to command yourself.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

I dreamed I was still on the sea, that I was still on the ship to France and that I was being sprayed by the salt water.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse