Example Sentences
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Currently, less than a tenth of America’s old oil and gas platforms are reefed.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
Not one platform off California has been reefed.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
Divers and many fishermen want more to be reefed; shrimpers complain that reefs prevent them from dragging nets across parts of the ocean floor.
From Economist ● Jun. 12, 2014
At this point the Regents reefed their sails, seemed unable to proceed.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the winds became too uncertain, the captain ordered the high sail reefed.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
