How to Use crewman in a Sentence

crewman

noun
  • Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.
  • Walker was one of 103 crewmen who died on the ship during the attack, the DPAA said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • By 18, Mark was a crewman — and made crab boat captain by the age of 21.
    Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Platsch and his 21 crewmen must have felt a wild elation.
    Joshua Levine, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Three of the crewmen were freed from the engine room at about 3 p.m. The fourth rescue proved more complex.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2019
  • That's when a crewman disembarked onto a small boat to the dock to do it.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And one veteran crewman says the change could lead to more injuries among the men who go over the wall.
    Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Gordon had crashed out of the race, so his crewmen were available.
    Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including the Blitzes.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2019
  • In 2009, off the coast of Turkey, an electrical fire broke out aboard the ship, killing one crewman.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Busch led 78 of the first 80 laps of the race before two miscues in the pits — loose lug nuts and a crewman over the wall too soon — dropped him two laps down.
    Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Six crewmen were killed in the sinking, the rest rescued by nearby ships.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Hoh Shi Cheng was hit once in the neck near the entrance to the boat’s engine room while the other crewmen took cover, the court said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Twenty-six crewmen and agents spilled out, setting off a huge manhunt in the area.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Packard spoke with crewman Josiah Mayo, who relayed some of the details to her.
    Doug Fraser, USA TODAY, 11 June 2021
  • Two more rounds from Lattimer’s gun brought two more hits that left the tank disabled with three dead crewmen.
    oregonlive.com, 6 June 2019
  • Half of the 36 bombers that made the attack were damaged and about 18 crewmen were injured, McCaslin said.
    David Owens, courant.com, 7 July 2018
  • In all, that one crewman is painting for nearly six hours straight.
    Jeremy Fuchs, SI.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • In a lot of places, depending on the airport, some of the grounds crewmen will bring it to you, but some of them will push it down the oversized ramp.
    Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 28 May 2018
  • The tank engine quit its smoky growl on a solid chunk of Highway T0504, and two crewmen leaped off to inspect the tracks.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
  • A saloonkeeper and a crewman from the Star found a sailboat that could still float and set out for the mainland.
    Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 4 Jan. 2017
  • In 2009, off the coast of Turkey, an electrical fire killed one crewman.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 June 2022
  • In 2009 off the coast of Turkey, a problem with the electrical system led to a fire that killed one crewman.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Kesler.
    Julia Rentsch, The Denver Post, 7 June 2019
  • Hebard crewmen tossed lines and pulled all to safety except Ironton mate Ed Boswick, who couldn’t muster the strength to hold on.
    John Flesher, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Hebard crewmen tossed lines and pulled all to safety except Ironton mate Ed Boswick, who couldn't muster the strength to hold on.
    John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The ship's doom was hastened when crewman opened a gangway door to try to load lifeboats from a lower level.
    Jackie Loohauis-Bennett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2017
  • The Zuni shot out of the rocket pod, severing the arm of a crewman who was in the rocket’s path, and hitting an A-4 Skyhawk.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2023
  • Rescuers drilled into the hull’s steel plates and rescued four crewmen who were trapped in the ship in scorching heat and darkness.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
  • During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma quickly capsized, killing 429 crewmen, including Winfield.
    Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crewman.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: