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Nathan, like his new deckhand, Tessa, isn’t even there for the first day of work.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 The split second the clock turns to the opening hour, buoys from every ship are tossed in the water and the 250-fathom deep gill net is cranked out by the deckhands.—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The four employees included one male restaurant steward, one male laundry attendant, one male deckhand and a female 3rd officer on the ship, Sookyung Oh, executive director of the Hamkae Center, said, per The Virginian-Pilot.—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Eight months into his journey, Ortega said a chance encounter with a South African yacht deckhand in a Myanmar hostel changed his life.—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deckhand
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