How to Use oysterman in a Sentence

oysterman

noun
  • But central to his run for Senate is his work as an oysterman.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But to the local oystermen whose livelihood is drawn from these waters, this is no joke.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2026
  • And in Maine, an oysterman is running for Senate.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In Maine, several voters said that the oysterman plucked from obscurity didn’t pass the smell test.
    — Caroline McCaughey, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • After making decades of memories there, oysterman Kendall Schoelles had listed the place for sale in the 2010s but hadn’t parted with it yet.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In an era of gerontocracy and career politicians, Platner, the 40-year-old oysterman, is a breath of fresh air on the national political stage.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The oysterman has been catapulted onto the national stage as part of a vanguard of progressive, young candidates who have gained widespread support by appealing to working class voters.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Many Maryland watermen have been stuck on land for weeks because parts of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries remain frozen over, leaving some oystermen out of work during peak season.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Reporters flowed to Sullivan, Maine, for an audience with the burly oysterman (just as soon as they were done with the Jesus-loving Democrat in Texas).
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats are currently so desperate for strong male role models to promote as candidates that they’re all tangled up over whether a burly Maine oysterman’s Nazi-symbol tattoo is defensible.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026
  • First Mills will test whether Democrats have changed their electability calculus by taking on a crowded primary field, including 40-year-old oysterman Graham Platner, who opposes Schumer as leader.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Then there’s the many historic neighborhoods, including Wooster Square—overflowing with cherry trees, and its Little Italy eateries slinging perfect slices of pizzas —and oystermen houses along the waterfront area of the Hill neighborhood.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2023
  • The Republican is seeking a sixth term of six years this fall in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races against insurgent 41-year-old oysterman and veteran Graham Platner, a Democrat.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026

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