8 sentences with 'captain'
Example sentences and phrases with the word captain and other words derived from it.
• « Dangerous, extraordinary, astonishing and incredible. This is how the British captain James King defined the sport he observed the natives practising when he landed on the island of Hawaii. That was the discovery of surfing, which took place in March 1779. »
• « Typically, in a Greek tragedy, the main character is a powerful male leader, a king or a military captain, who enjoys great success in his endeavours until a fatal flaw in his own personality and psyche causes him to do something foolish and self-destructive. »
• « The man who answered the newspaper ad for an experienced boat captain had a wooden leg, a hook and an eye patch. »
• « Many smiled when aircraft captain Tim Lancaster announced: "It's very hot in Malaga. Settle into your seats and enjoy the flight". »
• « The force of the turbulence was so great that Ogden's arms seemed to come off; he felt like he was being dragged behind the captain. "Help me!" he shouted, but the roar of the air muffled his voice and co-pilot Atchison was too busy trying to control the aircraft. »
• « British Airways 111 jets are not equipped with oxygen masks for passengers, and their captain risked not only being thrown out of the aircraft, but also freezing to death in the outside temperature of minus 22 degrees Celsius. There was only one solution: he had to descend as quickly as possible to 3000 metres without endangering the ship; at that altitude there is enough oxygen and there is no need for masks. »
• « My cousin, an airline pilot, told the story of an airline captain standing by the door of the aircraft as passengers disembarked after a difficult landing. »