Examples of sailing ship in a Sentence
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The museum restores, maintains and operates historic landmark ships, including the Star of India sailing ship.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
One day, while readying the boat for another day of work, Eva and the men spot in the distance a large sailing ship that is sinking, nose-first, into the icy water.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
The rings would have strengthened the masts of a large oceangoing sailing ship.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Along the two-mile stroll, admire the Maritime Museum’s Star of India — the world’s oldest active sailing ship, built in 1863, and the massive USS Midway Museum, housed in the longest-serving U.S. aircraft carrier of the 20th century.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 18 July 2024
The cannon was marked with a relief of a sailing ship, the name of the Dutch East India Company, and a date, 1604.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Come out for the annual release of Dry Creek’s flagship Endeavour Cabernet Sauvignon, named after Captain Cook’s famous sailing ship.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
The wreck was not a fishing boat but rather a sailing ship loaded with crates of Champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
That may seem sensational, but bear in mind that any sailing ship can get a 100% reduction by setting the sails and turning off the engines entirely.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
One day, while readying the boat for another day of work, Eva and the men spot in the distance a large sailing ship that is sinking, nose-first, into the icy water.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
The rings would have strengthened the masts of a large oceangoing sailing ship.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Along the two-mile stroll, admire the Maritime Museum’s Star of India — the world’s oldest active sailing ship, built in 1863, and the massive USS Midway Museum, housed in the longest-serving U.S. aircraft carrier of the 20th century.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 18 July 2024
The cannon was marked with a relief of a sailing ship, the name of the Dutch East India Company, and a date, 1604.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Come out for the annual release of Dry Creek’s flagship Endeavour Cabernet Sauvignon, named after Captain Cook’s famous sailing ship.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
The wreck was not a fishing boat but rather a sailing ship loaded with crates of Champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
That may seem sensational, but bear in mind that any sailing ship can get a 100% reduction by setting the sails and turning off the engines entirely.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
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“Sailing ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailing%20ship. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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