Semmes
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Formidable pirates though they were, Captain Raphael Semmes and his crew were spooked by the sea they encountered that January evening.
From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2022
Semmes is holding a photo of her grandmother.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
Instead of capture, though, Semmes and some of his surviving men were saved by a nearby British ship.
From Salon • May 14, 2022
The report said the brother was treated at the scene in Semmes, a city in western Mobile County.
From Fox News • Jan. 18, 2022
But Baricsdale is gone, and Semmes, and half of Hood’s Division .
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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