Dampier
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Everything was tilting in the Utes’ favor when Dampier found linebacker — you read that right — Lander Barton in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
Rio exports from Dampier port and through Cape Lambert in the northern part of Western Australia state.
From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2023
The group meets every week for dinner and conversation, but Dampier wishes it could be more.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
Dampier chose his career to support his insatiable interest in biology, and his field notes reveal a man easily distracted from the business of raiding a town by his delight at discovering colorful parrots.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021
Dampier mentions piercing these plants with his knife, and catching the water in his hat when suffering from thirst.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
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