merchant marine
Example Sentences
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Once the Revolutionary War commenced, and for years after, America’s merchant marine fleet was targeted by pirates of every stripe.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
One was a former merchant marine whose wooden 32-foot ketch was barely adequate for a journey through the punishing Southern Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
He’s a merchant marine, and it just so happens that a ship full of ammo bound for Saigon is short a crew member.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022
He joined the U.S. merchant marine in 1944 and the Army in 1946.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022
For instance, a merchant marine sailor who knew me and my reputation came into a bar carrying a package.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
