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Recent Examples of shipmateWhile the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025 Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025 The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 Glimpses of Magnús alone in his cabin on the boat, or his prickly interactions with insensitively prying shipmates, quietly reveal his gnawing sense of solitude.—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for shipmate
The crewman who sent the chain into motion with a single hammer blow was not identified.
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Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.
In a confessional, V tells us that her decision to pursue a career as a stew rather than as a deckhand had to do with the fact that being on deck reminded her too much of her late boyfriend, Beau, who died in the ocean.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.
Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
In the 2,000-meter 8+ race, Kate and Gabby shared the boat with a total of eight rowers plus a coxswain who steers the boat and sets the cadence.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.
Through one pilot grant, the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute restored critical training equipment, keeping our seafarers certified and the maritime economy moving.
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Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
The beach club on Freier’s 367-foot Renaissance has everything a seafarer needs for a good time, including a dining area with a large six-seat table, multiple lounges overlooking a sizable screen, and a fancy bar with plenty of space for your crew.
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