How to Use sailor in a Sentence

sailor

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  • He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
  • Trying to avoid one would put the sailors in reach of the other.
    — Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And the prosecutor on the case against the White sailor?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • With a name coined by the US Navy, these beans have been a sailor staple since the mid-1800s.
    — Cate Geiger Kalus, Country Living, 8 Aug. 2022
  • And by-the-wind sailors live up to their nickname: where the winds go, so do velellas.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 May 2023
  • The sailor’s arms function as hands and point to the time, though the rest of the yacht functions as usual.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The sailor and miner symbolizes the workers in the state.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One of the lead designers is the son of a sailor, Layton said.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2022
  • Per the outlet, the sailors, aged between 28 and 64, are said to be unharmed.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • One of the Wager’s castaways was named John Duck, who was a free black sailor at the time.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Because the cards are for sailors, or people like that.
    — Jesse Ball, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The gunman shot a Navy sailor who tried to stop him, but the wounded sailor fought back.
    — Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The surprised sailors found the Mary Celeste abandoned.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • Two more sailors come by, and the people decline their help each time.
    — Amy Pedulla, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Now, the sailor has nothing but bad choices ahead of him.
    — Rima Abdelkader, NBC News, 1 July 2024
  • As the sailors leap about the stage, one of them gets flirty with Lenny, drawing him into the dance.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The early morning attack claimed the lives of 1,177 sailors and Marines on the Arizona.
    — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • In 2019, the Navy named a fuel ship after Milk, who had served as a sailor in San Diego.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Many first time sailors will find how soothing sleeping is on the ship.
    — James Barrett, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
  • One of the sailors had adopted a Polynesian dog known as a kurī.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Asked about the issue, a Navy spokesman said there were no current plans to make amends to sailors who were forced out of the course.
    — Dave Philipps, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • There, he got married and soon resumed his work as a sailor.
    — Erica Westly, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The sailor has risen through the ranks to captain during the Napoleonic wars, becoming a man of means in the process.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2022
  • The Bermuda petrel was hunted by Spanish sailors for food and last seen in the 1620s.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
  • The fire killed 134 sailors and injured hundreds of others.
    — The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
  • As a young boy, Aikau discovered a love of the ocean that would guide his life as a surfer, lifeguard, and sailor.
    — Meimei Fox, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • For at least one sailor’s family, the years have done little to heal wounds.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Behind the Name also notes that Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The only death caused by Kirk happened in the water when a storm swell killed one amateur sailor off the coast of France.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Style this nautical-looking tee with dark-wash sailor trousers, a leather belt, and a pair of Mary Janes for an effortless French look with signature stripes.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024

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