submarine

Example Sentences

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The officer is no longer in charge of a nuclear submarine.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A highlight was the INS Kursura, a Soviet-built, 300-foot submarine commissioned by the Indian Navy in 1969 that had been transformed into a museum ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The Iranian warship Iris Dena was given permission by India to dock three days before it was torpedoed by a US submarine, India has said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The Pentagon's budget more than doubled from 1981 to 1986, as America added new nuclear missiles, the Trident nuclear submarine, and the B-1 nuclear bomber.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau