tonnage

Example Sentences

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The Indian navy is the world’s fifth largest by tonnage and is one of only eight navies to operate aircraft carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“These are still small steps in tonnage, but giant strides in independence,” Innes observed.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Vessel owners are often lax about tonnage or safety standards.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

But her actions, however necessary, left behind a tonnage of human wreckage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Splashing cold water on his face, the tonnage of missed sleep stacked on his brain lightened only slightly.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy