Examples of ship of state in a Sentence
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The current governor is just too busy doing political gymnastics, like blaming everything on the U.S. President, to effectively run the ship of state.
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John Moorlach, Oc Register, 14 Dec. 2025
In the long lens of history, however, he will be remembered for righting the ship of state, listing badly after January 6, 2021's attack on the Capitol, and saving Americans and the US economy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
America’s ship of state will stall and founder in these prospective turbulent seas.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
These Department of Government Efficiency volunteers are on a patriotic mission to repair our ship of state.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Land is actively anti-democratic, desiring a system where great men (guided by algorithms and artificial intelligence) steer the ship of state.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
If Los Angeles is our ship of state, Karen Bass is Captain of the Titanic.
—John Phillips, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The new governmental broom hasn’t even managed to brush the dirt under the carpet, let alone turn around the sinking ship of state.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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John Moorlach, Oc Register, 14 Dec. 2025
In the long lens of history, however, he will be remembered for righting the ship of state, listing badly after January 6, 2021's attack on the Capitol, and saving Americans and the US economy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
America’s ship of state will stall and founder in these prospective turbulent seas.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
These Department of Government Efficiency volunteers are on a patriotic mission to repair our ship of state.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Land is actively anti-democratic, desiring a system where great men (guided by algorithms and artificial intelligence) steer the ship of state.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
If Los Angeles is our ship of state, Karen Bass is Captain of the Titanic.
—John Phillips, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
The new governmental broom hasn’t even managed to brush the dirt under the carpet, let alone turn around the sinking ship of state.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Ship of state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ship%20of%20state. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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