Nostromo
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He was then hired by Ridley, because I think Ridley said, ‘I want the Millennium Falcon look for Nostromo.’
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
Instead, the dimly lit corridors of The Nostromo were just sets built at a studio near London.
From Fox News • Oct. 15, 2021
It all seems pretty hopeless for the roach, much as it did for the crew of the Nostromo in Alien.
From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2021
The camera slinks and broods and wanders the halls of the Nostromo, as chilly and clinically observant as Ian Holm’s scientist Ash.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2020
Of course, it was too dark to see, and it was only when Nostromo put his hand upon its painter fastened to a cleat in the stern that he experienced a full measure of relief.
From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph
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