Sheerness
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The consequences of that lack of cash are visible on the High Street in Sheerness, the main town on the island.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Meanwhile, consultations last year at sites in Plymouth, Derbyshire, Newcastle, Sheerness, and Wellingborough resulted in a decision to close them, the firm confirmed.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
It launched the scheme in 2007 after dozens of protests, with about 1,000 ASW workers in Cardiff, Belfast and Sheerness, Kent, losing pensions they had been paying into for decades.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
The ship was destined for the Netherlands but, on the basis of information supplied by the NCA, specialist teams searched the vessel when it docked at Sheerness Port on 14 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2023
In plying down the river, it was found necessary to put into Sheerness, in order to make some alterations in her upper works.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis
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