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b(1)
: a member of a ship's crew
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: a traveler by water
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: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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There were skirts too, low on the hips, paired with tops that felt part sailor, part artist.
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 June 2025
The sailor doesn’t really redeem himself, and Peter’s initial hatred of him has only been transformed into indifference.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
There are about 40,000 U.S. troops deployed all over the Middle East, sailors on Navy ships in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, folks in land bases in Syria and Iraq.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 June 2025
The sailor doesn’t really redeem himself, and Peter’s initial hatred of him has only been transformed into indifference.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
There are about 40,000 U.S. troops deployed all over the Middle East, sailors on Navy ships in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, folks in land bases in Syria and Iraq.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailor
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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