Example Sentences
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Why do shipwrecks hold such an irresistible lure?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
IOM says at least 375 migrants were reported dead or missing in January alone after a series of "invisible" shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean during periods of extreme winter weather.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Homer’s “The Odyssey” follows Odysseus, a Greek king trying to get home after the Trojan War, a journey interrupted by Cyclopes, sirens, shipwrecks and gods with grudges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
Unlike at calm Rongelap, where the Warrior could get as close as half a mile to shore, the water around Mejato was thick with coral and sported two visible shipwrecks to warn Willcox away.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
For archaeologists and all others who regarded the real value of excavating shipwrecks to be something more than monetary reward, the Shinan ship was also a treasure ship.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
