sea captain

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Recent Examples of sea captain And many more, including Tom Nowicki as a sea captain who also serves as the show’s narrator and recapper. Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Kennedy was a sea captain who plied the waters along Mexico’s east coast in the early 1800s. Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024 Those characters are a veteran sea captain, his worldly mate, a protective older brother and his younger brother who is seeking adventure. Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2024 The claims included transcripts of interviews with other sea captains meant to prove how the doomed ocean liner had violated safety norms. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sea captain 
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Noun
  • Officers could now pursue not only the smaller pool of senior Hamas commanders, arms depots and rocket launchers that were the focus of earlier campaigns, but also thousands of low-ranking fighters as well as those indirectly involved in military matters.
    Samuel Granados, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, speaking with commanders in southern Gaza, said on Wednesday that Israel will retain security control of the enclave, including by means of buffer zones and controlling posts.
    Reuters, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Undeterred, Baggy Green skipper Mark Taylor decided to claim the extra half-hour to complete Australia’s victory with just 13 needed.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • For the first time ever, a Milwaukee Brewers skipper was named National League manager of the year.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Every hour brought thousands of pounds of treasure dripping on deck, our mad captain inking out the last of our fuel.
    Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Rooney was also hampered by injuries to key personnel, including to his captain, Joe Edwards, Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Conor Hazard and forwards Morgan Whittaker — an attacking talisman who has attracted interest from other Championship clubs — Ibrahim Cissoko and Muhamed Tijani.
    Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One button press plays and pauses audio, a double-press skips to the next song, a triple-press skips back to the previous track, and a long-press activates your voice assistant.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take a hop and a skip outside the USA and find yourself in British Columbia at Whistler Blackcomb.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The vice admiral announced on Wednesday that the Orion operation was conducted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 14.
    Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
  • His father, Henry Kitson, was a vice admiral in the British Navy; his mother, Marjorie (de Pass) Kitson, was the daughter of a wealthy sugar and coffee importer.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The attacker was shot and killed by police after exchanging gunfire with three officers who responded, according to the FBI.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • At least two officers were injured, authorities said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Over the course of an afternoon, Mr. Kelso, then a Navy captain commanding the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter in the final stages of its development in early 2005, sat at Mr. Carter’s dining room table as the retired admiral briefed the former president on the submarine’s unique capabilities.
    John Ismay, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Portuguese admiral Tristão da Cunha discovered the island 1506.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

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