How to Use vessel in a Sentence

vessel

noun
  • They’re cooked in too deep a vessel.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026
  • All vessels must be launched from the main boat ramp.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • First, guests choose their vessel.
    — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Each vessel would be charged no more than five times per year.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As the sails drop, the vessel starts to look like a ghost ship.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The figure boards the vessel, which then lifts off and flies away.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Abediyan says the name comes from the small vessel the soup is cooked in.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Three people aboard the vessel were killed.
    — Shane Croucher john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Three people aboard the vessel were killed.
    — Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The spout must be able to pass over the vessel sink with at least an inch of clearance.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The entire vessel then caught fire and was burning for some time.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • For design lovers and many coffee snobs, the vessel makes the drink.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Others boat over from the mainland and sleep on their vessels.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • They could also be used to strike supply vessels.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Be the vessel, open your body and give us something more valuable than you.
    — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • During the low tide and full moon, most of the vessels don't go sailing.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Russia has more than 50 of these vessels.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The vessel refused to be boarded, turned away, and fled.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The restaurant even has two boat slips that can fit a 30-foot vessel.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But what happened to the namesake vessel wasn't, which weighed on him.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The lanterns have a glass vessel propped on a wooden stand for a neutral and stylish look.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The best soup tureens are vessels worthy of your favorite soups, chilis, and stews.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Last year was a record year—about 2,000 large new vessels were built.
    — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Allied fire sank 19 of these vessels.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • There were 338 crew members on the vessel at the time.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the appetite for those vessels remains strong.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The trick is to aim for the thin line circling the body of the vessel three quarters of the way up.
    — Lisa Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Mishpatim builds the vessels to hold it.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to transit through the strait.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026

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