How to Use longship in a Sentence

longship

noun
Definition of longshipnext
  • The egg carton longship floated best, the school writes in its blog.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
  • More than a thousand years ago, the Vikings arrived on the world stage as swiftly as their longships cut through the waves.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Step aboard restored Viking longships in Oslo, and listen to Viking lore that has been passed down through the centuries.
    — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • On the carpet, a line drawing of a Viking longship, sections of which are repeated elsewhere in the decor.
    — Marjie Lambert, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Viking descendants follow a Viking longship in a huge procession, all carrying torches, and at the end of the route, the boat is set on fire.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017
  • There is much yet to come in what the author promises will be a trilogy: 10 shaggy years for Harald, up to the battle of the longships at Hafrsfjord.
    — Tom Shippey, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Working in teams, students made longships out of household items like egg cartons and tea boxes.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
  • Working in teams, students made longships out of household items like egg cartons and tea boxes.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
  • The second book compasses the long history of water-going vessels, from Mesopotamian rafts, Greek triremes and Viking longships to the ages of sail and steam and beyond.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 12 July 2018
  • Vikings have gone down in history as legendary navigators, sailing their longships to places like Britain, Ireland, Greenland and even Newfoundland.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The newest cruise ships, known as longships, are essentially floating hotels, almost 450 feet long and able to accommodate several hundred guests.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • The longships have a configuration that includes some of the largest suites ever for river ships in Europe as well as cabins with balconies, a feature made possible by an innovative cabin area layout that includes offset main corridors.
    — Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017

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