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: 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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This improves comfort for sailors and reduces potential disturbance to marine wildlife, an increasingly important consideration as awareness of environmental impacts grows.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
There is also the balance of ensuring soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen’s well-being is kept a priority as well.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 19 Jan. 2026
But these companies have become spendaholics, nothing caps your multiple like a drunken sailor spending.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
There is also the balance of ensuring soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen’s well-being is kept a priority as well.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 19 Jan. 2026
But these companies have become spendaholics, nothing caps your multiple like a drunken sailor spending.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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 21 Jan. 2026.
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