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Recent Examples of sea captain This 1847 sea captain’s mansion is located in the heart of downtown historic Cambridge, ideal for walking to area restaurants, pubs, and art galleries. —
Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 That mindset has shaped my journey from sea captain to serial entrepreneur. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The film opens in the desolate Arctic, where Victor has chased his creation, and flashes back as Frankenstein relates his life’s story to a Danish sea captain whose ship is stuck in the ice. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 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, AZCentral.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea captain
Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 That mindset has shaped my journey from sea captain to serial entrepreneur. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The film opens in the desolate Arctic, where Victor has chased his creation, and flashes back as Frankenstein relates his life’s story to a Danish sea captain whose ship is stuck in the ice. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 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, AZCentral.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea captain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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Mikkelsen will take the role of mission commander and Philips the role of pilot.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement resolved that issue on April 3 by detaining Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and Sarinasadat Hosseiny, the niece and grandniece of the late Iranian commander.— Danielle Pletka, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Closer Devin Williams seemed almost offended that he was asked about the management of the third-year skipper.— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the skipper and the rest of the crew work frantically to put the ship about and head back to recover the person.— David Szondy April 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Del Toro and Spenny, who also came up to the varsity as freshmen, are co-captains along with Marzullo.— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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The Kings’ lone goal came from Artemi Panarin while captain Gabriel Landeskog had the other Colorado goal.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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The remarkable iron shot from the right side of the fairway with two skips into the hole — his final hole of the 2026 RBC Heritage — assured him a tie for eighth place and massive $550,000 payday.— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Then give American sweetgum trees a skip.— Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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The Navy is likely tracking ships linked to Iran through satellites, drones and other forms of surveillance as well as each commercial vessel’s past history, said Kevin Donegan, a retired vice admiral and former commander of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain.— Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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The vice admiral was the commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.— Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2026
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Key shows his worth in the new spot for Ore-Ida, playing a bevy of characters, including an old admiral and even a Swedish fellow.— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
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The firings—we’ve had a lot of generals and admirals fired, including the head of the Army, during this conflict.— Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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