6 sentences with 'sailor'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sailor and other words derived from it.
• « A sailor from the small Greek polis Massalia, known for producing ship captains and navigators, Pytheas undertook one of the most improbable voyages in ancient history, along with the famous (though anonymous) Phoenician voyage around Africa earlier. »
• « Having spent most of my life in the water as a sailor, I have heard accounts of how a pregnant female dolphin, without stopping swimming, even at the height of labour, sometimes curves her body, aided by at least one companion and surrounded by the rest of the pod. Finally, a cloud of blood is released, and suddenly a fully-formed calf appears. »
• « He dressed like a pre-college student - sailor jacket, baggy grey flannel trousers - and his mannerisms and gestures were fascinating. »
• « The rejection was agreed at meetings attended by Governor Juan Gutiérrez de la Concha (a Peninsular sailor who had fought against the English invaders), Bishop Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, Santiago de Liniers (who had been living in Córdoba for some time), the mayors and other officials, and Dean Gregorio Funes. The latter was the only one who expressed his willingness to obey the Junta de Gobierno porteña. »
• « The flotilla departed in February 1811 under the command of the Maltese sailor Juan Bautista Azopardo and on arriving off San Nicolás was overtaken by a squadron sent from Montevideo. »