sea captain

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Recent Examples of sea captain 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 Among them is Tony Finnegan-Butler, 80, a retired sea captain who has campaigned for Farage and his parties — the UK Independence Party, the Brexit Party, and now Reform UK — for almost 30 years. William Booth, Washington Post, 12 June 2024 Retired sea captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan spearheaded the first YMCA in the U.S. in 1851 in collaboration with a group of Boston churches. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sea captain 
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Noun
  • The litigation, possibly the first of multiple with the legislation, targets the provision related to the commander of the State Highway Patrol.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Destroyer Squadron 7, which is a U.S. naval squadron deployed in Southeast Asia, serves as the commander of littoral combat ships based in Singapore.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Vessels can be chartered for bluewater fly fishing, with accompanying guides and skippers.
    Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Little skippers can take the wheel on a 90-minute water-taxi cruise on the Seine with River Limousine.
    Lauren Matison, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The charter captain and Bravo reality star from Below Deck Down Under posted a video to Instagram Monday, Dec. 16 giving an update on a recent biopsy from his abdomen.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • It was previously announced that Holly Hunter will star as captain and chancellor of the academy, while Paul Giamatti set to play the season’s villain.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Take a hop and a skip outside the USA and find yourself in British Columbia at Whistler Blackcomb.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 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
  • Police told the person to drop their weapon, but the individual pointed it at officers.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In a statement, the Boston Police Department said one of its officers specializing in surveillance saw there was an Unmanned Aircraft System flying near Logan International Airport.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Pick up the set in four colors, including blue admiral (pictured above).
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Miao, the latest top military official to be investigated, is seen as a political patron of Dong, who is also an admiral and once served as the top commander of the PLA Navy.
    Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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