Recent Examples on the WebIn 1990, Papua New Guinea blockaded the islands with gunboats, but the BRA’s numbers swelled nonetheless.—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 This episode, too, touched upon my family: in 1918, my father, a member of the Royal Naval Reserve, boarded a gunboat on its way to join American, French, and other Allied contingents to fight against Bolshevik forces in Murmansk, one of the towns featured in Taub’s piece.—The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Just before midnight on June 1, 1863 – around two years into the Civil War – Tubman and Col. James Montgomery of the Union Army set sail up the Combahee River, leading three military gunboats of about 150 Black Union soldiers.—Kara Nelson, CNN, 18 June 2024 Her impetuous plan to sink a German gunboat provides a strong narrative hook that propels the two lovebirds into unexpectedly heroic roles.—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gunboat
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