How to Use anti-ship in a Sentence

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• The Houthis have fired drone swarms, cruise missiles, and anti-ship missiles.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
• The vessel was hit by a Houthi anti-ship missile and fire quickly spread on board.
  — Scott McLean, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
• The Russian corvettes are armed with air defense and anti-ship missiles.
  — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
• There is ample precedent for fitting a long range anti-ship missile to such an aircraft.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• In the maneuvers, a missile boat fired anti-ship cruise missiles at a mock target.
  — Felipe Dana, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
• Most of them do not have anti-ship missiles; photos show they have been replaced with water cannons.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2023
• Qeshm is thought to host anti-ship missile, mine and drone stockpiles in a vast underground network.
  — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
• Seize Qeshm Island, where Iran hides its anti-ship missiles and mines.
  — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
• But, by far, her most potent weapons are her stockpile of anti-ship, air-to-air, cruise missiles, and torpedoes.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
• Apart from this, the vessel can also carry other anti-ship and land-attack missiles.
  — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
• Four new anti-ship missiles were spotted during a rehearsal earlier this month.
  — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
• For the time being, Taipei must prioritize anti-ship missiles, sea mines, and naval drones.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
• At around a quarter of a million dollars apiece, the boats cost less than an anti-ship missile and can be expended in kamikaze attacks.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
• If required, crews can launch Harpoon anti-ship missiles against surface targets.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
• Three of China's new anti-ship weapons could be hypersonic missiles.
  — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
• The Houthis have a range of weapons, including drones and anti-ship missiles, posing enormous risk to ships passing the strait.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
• Iran focused on naval procurement, building up its force with patrol boats, anti-ship missiles, and fast attack craft warships.
  — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
• The war game included a variety of training, including anti-ship drills.
  — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• The American forces also shot down Houthi attack drones and an anti-ship cruise missile, the statement said.
  — John Yoon, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
• These may include surface-to-air interceptors, anti-ship missiles, and long-range weapons designed to strike targets on land.
  — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
• On one night alone this week, a barrage of more than two dozen ballistic and anti-ship missiles hit the Ukrainian capital region.
  — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
• The backlog includes weapons such as Harpoon anti-ship missiles and F-16 fighter jets.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2023
• China showcased its military advances during a parade last month, unveiling anti-ship missiles that can fly at more than five times the speed of sound.
  — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
• This includes the provision of drones, anti-ship missiles, ballistic missiles and medium-range missiles, sources said.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 20 Jan. 2024
• Their weapons usually include torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and, in some cases, land-attack cruise missiles.
  — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
• The system aims to deliver deep strike, anti-ship, and suppression capabilities from both air and naval platforms.
  — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
• Bolstering its attack options could be the new anti-ship cruise-missile, the New SSM.
  — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
• No country appears willing to try and open the strait by force while fighting rages and Iran can target vessels with anti-ship missiles, drones, attack craft and mines.
  — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
• Video supplied by East2West showed Russian forces firing anti-ship missiles during the drills.
  — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
• The bomber was one of thousands of planes turned into the modern equivalent of anti-ship cruise missiles, but with mortal consequences for the pilots flying them.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023