Dampier
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Bruins’ inability to get any pressure on Dampier was the big story.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
Rio exports from Dampier port and through Cape Lambert in the northern part of Western Australia state.
From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2023
"Prince Edward has kept a very low profile in recent years but his wife, Sophie, has become a star in her own right," said Dampier.
From Fox News • Oct. 5, 2021
Dampier chose his career to support his insatiable interest in biology, and his field notes reveal a man easily distracted from the business of raiding a town by his delight at discovering colorful parrots.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021
Weary of the mean robberies of the crew, who now turned mere pirates, Dampier left them at the Nicobar islands, and, embarking in canoes, reached Sumatra, and eventually sailed for England.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
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