Recent Examples on the WebThe ship was refurbished in 2019 and offers 10 dining options, a full-service Starbucks, and a casino for late-night bonding around the blackjack table with your new shipmates.—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024 Many have no grave to call their own, entombed beneath the seas in the arms of their shipmates.—The Editors, National Review, 27 May 2024 In the meantime, the shipmates waited in a city far from their homes.—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024 His shipmates bury him on land, marking his grave with his prosthetic wooden horse leg.—EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023 Our hearts go out to the family members, loved ones, friends, and shipmates who are grieving for these two brave Americans.—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024 More weather stations started sharing the duty of forecasting storms, and shipmates started sharing weather observations from the water.—Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023 The cork life jackets worn by many of the Bradley's shipmates simply were not effective, the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation determined after reviewing the incident.—Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023 If a moment comes where they’re overpowered, their shipmates will help them out, and vice versa.—Charles Solomon, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
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