sailors
Example Sentences
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“According to a U.S. official, the Pentagon may soon deploy an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf,” the international economist and currency strategist notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
My children’s faces, whenever they asked if the sailors were OK, made me wonder how reassured those stories really made them feel during prolonged separations.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
But the report also uncovered something that had been overlooked: Many sailors spent their downtime on phones instead of studying for qualifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The docks were already crowded with sailors and fishermen preparing for the day.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
