sailor

Example Sentences

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That blaze was sparked by the flare of a stranded sailor on Friday and had scorched nearly 17,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The high-profile media tycoon was also a sailor, a conservationist who was one of the largest U.S. landowners, and a major philanthropist who helped set a model for generous giving by billionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Her mother died when Sydney was 7, and she was influenced by the oddities of her father, a yachtsman who dressed Sydney in a sailor suit until she was 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He says on 1 March, a sailor was killed on board the Skylark, a tanker registered to the Republic of Palau.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Osh and another surfman lifted a second sailor out of the belly of the boat and laid him on a waiting stretcher.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk