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
"Prince Edward has kept a very low profile in recent years but his wife, Sophie, has become a star in her own right," said Dampier.
From Fox News ● Oct. 5, 2021
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
That old navigator, Dampier, had well described it a hundred years before.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick
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