tanker

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Per the BBC, oil and gas tanker companies aren’t rushing to run through the strait, telling the broadcaster that the news “doesn’t change anything.”

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The bass have consumed so many fingerlings that state officials have resorted to the ridiculous extreme of transporting baby salmon in tanker trucks, from upstream hatcheries to downstream locations closer to the San Francisco Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Monitoring group TankerTrackers.com has confirmed to BBC Verify that the ship in the video is the Iranian-flagged tanker Deep Sea which has been sanctioned by the US for links with Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Continued attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East and ongoing restrictions on tanker movements through the strait have led to the “largest disruption in history,” it said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

All around, sledgehammers rang against iron as swarms of men and women clambered over the ancient oil tanker, tearing it apart.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi