Examples of mother ship in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Now, with the Strait of Hormuz closed, large mother ships bringing shipments to Iraq can no longer get to the port.
—
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
After my grandmother passed, Italy no longer felt like the mother ship, and the younger generation’s Italian Americanness faded with assimilation.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
In the Apollo days, the lander and the mother ship were launched on the same rocket.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
An additional six destroyers and two cruisers were stationed in the region with the capability of launching hundreds of missiles for both land attack and air defense, as well as a special operations mother ship.
—R. Evan Ellis, The Conversation, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mother ship
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
After my grandmother passed, Italy no longer felt like the mother ship, and the younger generation’s Italian Americanness faded with assimilation.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
In the Apollo days, the lander and the mother ship were launched on the same rocket.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
An additional six destroyers and two cruisers were stationed in the region with the capability of launching hundreds of missiles for both land attack and air defense, as well as a special operations mother ship.
—R. Evan Ellis, The Conversation, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mother ship
Cite this Entry
“Mother ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20ship. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
