tanker

Example Sentences

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The U.S. disabled the oil tanker Lexi, sanctioned in March, after it attempted to breach a blockade, leading to Iranian drone and missile attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The road workers sheltering beneath a tanker had shrugged off the danger.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“I don’t see a normalization of the tanker market anytime soon,” and charter rates are likely to remain elevated, said Lee Klaskow, a senior transportation and logistics analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The tanker, which is under EU and US sanctions, has flown the flags of Madagascar, the Marshall Islands and Panama.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The tanker thundered past, slower than he would have wished, but faster than he thought such a huge ship could move.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen