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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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And telling soldiers and sailors and airmen and Marines otherwise is not leadership.
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
The sailor was reported missing after an MH-60S helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea.
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Eric MacK,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
But as the Americans celebrated, the British were sending a force of more than 40 warships and 30,000 soldiers and sailors to New York that Washington would soon have to fight.
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Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
4 July 2026
Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar.
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Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
The sailor was reported missing after an MH-60S helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea.
—
Eric MacK,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
But as the Americans celebrated, the British were sending a force of more than 40 warships and 30,000 soldiers and sailors to New York that Washington would soon have to fight.
—
Michael E. Ruane,
Washington Post,
4 July 2026
Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar.
—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
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“Sailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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