weigh anchor

Example Sentences

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A deal with Russia, backed by the UN, hopes to see 600,000 tonnes of grain leave port - but ships are still awaiting the all-clear to weigh anchor.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2022

We wade our gear out to the boat, a 26-foot Mako, weigh anchor and motor off to the dive site.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2018

From those old piers, I could almost watch the past weigh anchor and steam out through the Narrows.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2016

But when it came time to weigh anchor, there was a problem: the aging boat that North had docked in South Carolina proved unsalvageable.

From The New Yorker • May 3, 2016

Polly’s father, Captain Ingersoll, was just ready to weigh anchor.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham