coxswain

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Recent Examples of coxswain The acting is solid, particularly by Hadley Robinson as Joe’s love interest, Joyce, and Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch, who as the team’s coxswain doesn’t lift an oar but is in charge of navigation and steering. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023 With the stature of a coxswain at five foot two, Temple is an unlikely counterweight to two armed thugs. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023 The smoke was so thick that the coxswain could not see the bow of the ship. Riley Mellen, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023 Hauser had been selected by a coxswain to help get other sailors to a ship. John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for coxswain 
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Noun
  • The sole survivor The wreck claimed the lives of 28 of its 29 crewman, leaving only Dennis Hale alive.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Almost half of the dead were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona, which sank within minutes after a bomb struck its forward magazine, igniting more than a million pounds of ammunition.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The captain and a deckhand had been rescued earlier in the week after the boat became stranded, Hawley indicated.
    Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Our deckhands are Keith from Melbourne, who’s worked on smaller sailboats for five years, and Emma, who has only been in yachting for a year.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As the two disrobe and begin going at it, a knock at the door heralds their shipmate Willoughby, who’s come to inquire if Claire wants seconds on the broth (alleged to be an aphrodisiac).
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • A lot of this work used to be done by a ship’s sailors.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These warm wool sweaters were originally knit for the seamen of Ireland’s blustery Aran islands.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Within a year, Navy records also show, the sailor was promoted from seaman apprentice to seaman 2nd class.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Read Article > Birds are incredible navigators, capable of traveling thousands of miles each year to the same location.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Next, the community prioritized expanding community safety and housing navigators, followed by an increase in professional staffing in the Tucson Police Department.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Ancient Greek mariners sailing through the Strait of Messina had a dilemma.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

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