How to Use transatlantic in a Sentence
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The peak year for the transatlantic slave trade was 1829.
—Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 13 Jan. 2022
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Which of course fueled the team’s transatlantic dreams.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
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This isn’t the first such transatlantic supply chain to take shape.
—Mary Hui, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
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Sitting for that long on a transatlantic flight is the most scary part for me.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2020
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The route marks the airline's third transatlantic service.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
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In fact, it was once deemed to be the fastest transatlantic ship ever built.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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That's - does that mean the transatlantic alliance is gone?
—CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025
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The scope of the transatlantic slave trade was staggering.
—Chris Searles, National Geographic, 17 Nov. 2020
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McCrear may well have been the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 Dec. 2020
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Think of wealth that can be traced back to transatlantic slavery.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
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This is not a time for lofty speeches about the need for transatlantic unity.
—Ulrich Schlie and Thomas Weber, CNN, 5 Mar. 2022
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Instead, the current crisis has shown the strength of transatlantic ties.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2022
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The teen's father, who is a transatlantic sailor, was quickly on board with the concept.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
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That includes Cape Coast Castle, which was a hub of the transatlantic slave trade.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 14 Jan. 2022
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The British finally outlawed the transatlantic trade in 1807 (the same year the United States did).
—Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2020
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My heartbeat thrummed in my ears as static danced in the background of the transatlantic call.
—Daniel Miller Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021
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There are shades of William F. Buckley, a little bit of a transatlantic lilt.
—Olivia Nuzzi, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021
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The transatlantic slave trade killed millions of Africans who were forcibly taken from their homes.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
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Because of the transatlantic slave trade, we’ve been stripped of our identity in so many ways.
—Anna Katherine Clemmons, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
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To this list can be added a new issue: patching up the transatlantic alliance.
—Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2021
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Any weakening of the transatlantic alliance would be a huge win for Putin.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022
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The flight is United’s only transatlantic flight that does not serve a United hub.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
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Fotis's sister Rena was on the next transatlantic flight out of Greece.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 May 2022
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After all, the pilot of a transatlantic flight does not pump up the polka after wheels up.
—James Lileks, Star Tribune, 25 July 2021
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Once the proverbial and actual coasts were clear, the Africans were divided among the men who had planned the transatlantic run.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021
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Norwegian's fares could dip as low as $140 for a one-way transatlantic flight.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2021
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In real-world terms, this would mean an increase of around 50 minutes to a transatlantic flight.
—Michele Robson, Fortune Europe, 6 Feb. 2025
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In Europe, the United States is a source of anxiety, the possible weak link in the transatlantic chain.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2023
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Much as their anti-liberal rivals have done, Western liberals will have to forge transatlantic links and demonstrate their willingness to fight for their values.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
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There’s no better way to appreciate a transatlantic trip on a luxurious, $80 million business jet than just getting off an economy-class flight from hell.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
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