whaler

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Recent Examples of whaler Near the Bering Strait, the crew spotted the Brunswick, incapacitated after striking ice and surrounded by other whalers preparing to buy off its goods. Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Lowe's grandfather was a commercial fisherman, and his grandfather's uncles were commercial whalers, who passed down the terror of whales to the subsequent generations, Lowe said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 June 2025 They’re named after Johan Bryde, an early 20th-century Norwegian whaler. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025 The African Baptist Society in Nantucket, for example, was built by Black whalers who had achieved financial independence through their trade. Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whaler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whaler
Noun
  • And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The transformation from investment banker to mental health advocate wasn't exactly a joyful moment for Miller.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But instead of overwrought banker’s pinstripes, Armani did it his way, delivering formality in a softer and more feminine manner.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.
    Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The ferry pulled back into the Manhattan station.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Arriving In Tromsø By Cruise Ship Some ships dock at Prostneset, right in the heart of the city beside the coastal ferry terminal.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Three other Scottish squad reinforcements -- lock Gregor Brown, hooker Ewan Ashman and prop Rory Sutherland -- were named on the bench.
    Nick Mulvenney, Reuters, 21 July 2025
  • Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Some shrimpers readily acknowledged the broad uncertainty around Mr. Trump’s tariffs and their impact.
    Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Real Deal Even when shrimpers like Nacio innovate to become more efficient, their product can still be undercut by false advertising.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Do the foot draggers in the legislature not know or understand the present and future risk?
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Over the past week Germany, the perennial foot-dragger, has done what the U.S. has spent decades politely asking it to do: begin to disconnect its energy sector from the Russian grid and commit to spending seriously on its own defense.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022
Noun
  • Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023

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