Captain Jack
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Torchwood followed Captain Jack and his team of alien hunters and grew a cult following amongst sci-fi fans since it first aired in 2006.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Even the most brutish of them — Tobias Menzies as Captain Jack Randall in “Outlander,” Jeremy Irons’ Adrian Veidt in “Watchmen” — are mesmerizing in their self-confidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
But so is the existence of Captain Jack Harkness, one of the best-loved characters in the Whoniverse, who happens to be openly bisexual.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
On the staff level, the committee Republicans’ Twitter account will be manned by a troll who tweets out triumphant GIFs of Captain Jack Sparrow following the verdict in the Johnny Depp–Amber Heard defamation trial.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2022
Or about his mom and dad, or his dog, Captain Jack, that he had put to sleep only a few months earlier.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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