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Recent Examples of sea captainThe internationally renowned comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025 The house itself, built in 1935 when sea captains lived on the island, has four bedrooms and as many full baths on two floors, the second of which was added in 2003.—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 The stately Palladian building was designed by Peter Harrison, a British sea captain turned American architect.—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sea captain
By this time, the wind had reached 30 knots, or about 34 miles per hour, and the ship was beginning to lean to one side — and the deckhand ran to wake the skipper, which happened around 4 a.m.
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Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
Bayesian’s skipper, James Cutfield, told the overnight watchkeepers to wake him if the wind speed increased above 23 mph or if the boat started dragging anchor, the report said.
Lawyers for the Harris County traffic cop said missteps by an officer prior to an escalating event do not strip them of the right to self-defense thereafter.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
The search operation has included officers knocking on doors and requesting residents to give DNA samples to see if there are any relations to the babies.
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