Example Sentences

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The vessel will sail to the Canary Islands where all passengers will be evacuated at the Granadilla port in Tenerife, Spain's health minister Monica Garcia said on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

NASA’s Dragonfly mission will sail for Titan as soon as 2028, and the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft arrives in the Jupiter system in 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The destroyer is being resupplied with ammunition and will sail next week, the officials told reporters in London.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

“PSKY has repeatedly mischaracterized the regulatory review process by suggesting its proposal will sail through, misleading WBD stockholders about the real risk of their regulatory challenges around the world,” Netflix said in its statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

“The food is monotonous and salty, the commoners stink, and the storms will not cease. We will sail back to London at once. Who is with me?”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone