Royal Navy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her Royal Navy sailor son – Simon Parkes – has been missing since 1986.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Maritime Trade Operations, which is affiliated with the Royal Navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The end of the Revolutionary War meant the fledgling U.S. no longer had the protection of Great Britain’s Royal Navy, the largest fleet in the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The chief executive of the firm's marine division, Sir Nick Hine, a former Second Sea Lord in the Royal Navy, argues they would be a natural follow-on from the Type-31s.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Such domesticity among men was unknown to the girls, and Fiona said she would marry no man who had not served in the Royal Navy.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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