Example Sentences

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Spain's Canary Islands are under consideration for disembarkation, "where further medical screening and handling could take place", the operator said.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

They had been promised disembarkation rights in Cuba, but when the ship reached Havana, the government refused to let it dock.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

In the disembarkation area, the ground staff put up a medical blind, shielding Faye and her son and two other distressed passengers.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2024

Italy is planning one facility at the Albanian port of Shëngjin for disembarkation and identification, and a second inland one for detention.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023

I don’t wait for him to leave before elbowing my own way to the front of the line for disembarkation.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse