shipyard

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

How can a welding career in a shipyard benefit our nation?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Civil War was won not only on the battlefield but in the factory, the shipyard and the mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It was Walentynowicz's dismissal in 1980 that triggered the huge shipyard strike and the creation of the first free trade union in the Communist bloc.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Forbes told parliament that the award of the four contracts would help unlock up to £14.2m of promised funding to modernise the Port Glasgow shipyard.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“The system makes a false promise to students,” said John T. Casteen III, the president of the University of Virginia, himself the son of a Virginia shipyard worker.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times