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b(1)
: a member of a ship's crew
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: a traveler by water
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: a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim
Examples of sailor in a Sentence
He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.
the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage
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No doubt some sailors noticed that compass needles no longer pointed toward the magnetic north pole during auroras.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
No sailors were killed in any of those mishaps.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Put on a blue sailor top, blue shorts, knee-high socks and a pair of red Converse — and don't forget your name tag!
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Bacon takes his time getting to the fateful voyage; there are myriad sidebars of varying interest on topics such as Great Lakes shipping and the rise of taconite, two lake wrecks that foreshadowed the Fitz, even the sailors’ favorite watering holes.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
No sailors were killed in any of those mishaps.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Put on a blue sailor top, blue shorts, knee-high socks and a pair of red Converse — and don't forget your name tag!
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Bacon takes his time getting to the fateful voyage; there are myriad sidebars of varying interest on topics such as Great Lakes shipping and the rise of taconite, two lake wrecks that foreshadowed the Fitz, even the sailors’ favorite watering holes.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sailor
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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