How to Use shipbuilder in a Sentence
shipbuilder
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Hanwha is the sixth largest shipbuilder in the world, and an investor in the current round.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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So why can't shipbuilders just use American made steel?
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Black newcomers filled the ranks of both seamen and shipbuilders.
—Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
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The shipbuilder has just launched the first vessel in its sporty new Fast50 line.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
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Jeffboat, one of the largest inland shipbuilders in the country, is closing its doors.
—Pat McDonogh, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2018
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Similar bailout packages have been arranged over the years for the shipbuilders.
—Costas Paris, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2018
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Viking teamed up with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for this project.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
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Musk predicts that the first flights of the ship will unleash a flood of energy from other shipbuilders.
—David Z. Morris, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2018
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At the time, the ancient Corinthians were master shipbuilders.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2019
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Velez, the daughter of a shipbuilder, is based part time in her native Wisconsin.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2023
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The city prospered as the Navy and shipbuilders moved in after World War I. The city also embraced the automobile — the first car dealership opened in 1920.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
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The city prospered as the Navy and shipbuilders moved in after World War I.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
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Many of the immigrants worked on the waterfront, as shipbuilders, riggers, sailors and dock workers.
—Nina Agrawal, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
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However, the shipbuilder declined to share details about the results.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
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The Zaida itself had been designed by a renowned shipbuilder and launched in 1937.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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But one sample was a combination of beeswax and tar, a mixture unique to Greek shipbuilders known as zopissa.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
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Of course, the docks off Flagler Street will be filled with yachts of all shapes and sizes from all of the world’s most popular shipbuilders.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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His uncle John Richan Drever, an artist turned shipbuilder, taught him how to work with his hands and fix things.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2017
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But the shipbuilder probably isn’t the only party at fault in the case of the disappearing warship.
—David Axe, WIRED, 5 July 2011
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Unbeknownst to the shipbuilders at the time, the Treaty of Versailles was being signed that same day, ending the war.
—Kelly Kazek | [email protected], al, 20 Feb. 2020
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The as-yet-unnamed ship will be constructed over the next few years by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the line said.
—Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2017
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Tehran acquired Kharg from British shipbuilder Swan Hunter back in 1984.
—David Axe, Forbes, 2 June 2021
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It was found there, nearly submerged, by Costas Karabela, a shipbuilder who set about rescuing and restoring it.
—Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
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But the project was mired in controversy; there were claims that the Dutch shipbuilder, Damen, had paid backhanders to win the order.
—The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
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Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works is laying off an undisclosed number of workers because of a strike that’s in its third week.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2020
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Work on the ship will begin later this year, with delivery projected for 2025, the shipbuilder said.
—al, 4 May 2022
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Caymanian men were some of the most skilled shipbuilders and seafarers in the Western Hemisphere.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
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The decor is simple, especially in the bathroom, but there are a few signs of shipbuilder Fincantieri’s stylish Italian roots.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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The $600 million vessel was custom made by the German shipbuilder Lürssen, a job that took more than four years to complete.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 Mar. 2022
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And now the service is facing problems with its newest ships so severe that the first of the class failed its sea trials and was returned to the shipbuilders in December.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
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