skipper

Example Sentences

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Sports Illustrated may have deemed Turner “Terrible Ted” on its cover, but on the ocean, the skipper wasn’t an Ahab.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Carrick had spoken to his skipper by the touchline not long before the crucial cut-back Fernandes delivered for Matheus Cunha to apply the first-time finish and win the game.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The Spaniards' relationship started in 1997 when Arteta joined Barcelona's academy - meeting his idol, Barca skipper and fellow midfielder Guardiola.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Butera was 25 when the Rays put him in charge of the Hudson Valley Renegades, making him the youngest skipper in the minors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Former owner and boss of a frozen fish packing company, who retired and became the solo skipper of his own ship—an RV he drove around the country.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti