tanker

Example Sentences

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“Without the tanker support, we probably wouldn’t have been as successful as we were,” Singer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Crew members of the unladen tanker had sent distress messages saying the vessel was on fire and sinking.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Central Command said that on Monday it seized an unladen oil tanker that was attempting to sail to an Iranian port.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

American tanker aircraft helped sustain Israeli operations, and officials from both countries worked closely in planning military actions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But on that same day a Norwegian tanker, headed for Willemstad, was torpedoed off Curacao, and fear again swept over the old city.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor