On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Captains. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Captains in a sentence
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Captains meaning
plural of captain
Using Captains
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of captain
- In the example corpus, captains often appears in combinations such as: captains of, captains and, team captains.
Context around Captains
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Captains
- In this selection, "captains" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, team, vice, patrol, gather, ricca and last stand out and add context to how "captains" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include when other captains would have and again the captains would not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "captains" sits close to words such as battered, catalog and centric, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with captains
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As a result, the three Worst Generation captains will be seen to part ways. (14 words)
Again, the Captains would not go away and pushed the Pioneers in the final moments. (15 words)
He scolded when other captains would have whipped, and whipped when other captains would have hanged. (16 words)
Back in the 19th century, a cannon was fired at 1pm precisely in Newcastle Harbour to allow sea captains to adjust their ship chronometers to enable more accurate navigation while at sea in those far away days before satellites and modern GPS. (42 words)
At Loretto RC Primary School in Musselburgh, P7 pupils, the pupil council, house captains and a representative from the school’s parent council gathered on December 6 with Depute Lord Lieutenant Iain Clark to plant a hornbeam tree in the playground. (41 words)
Benet captains Lenee Beaumont and Samantha Trimberger bring the championship plaque to teammates after a victory over Waubonsie Valley in the Class 4A West Aurora girls basketball all sectional championship game in Aurora on Thursday, February 23, 2023. (38 words)
But what does he think about the All-Star Game format, where teams will be picked by captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James right before the game? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Captains and vice captains gather round the 2023 Year 12 advisor - left to right Chris Gordon, Morgan Thornton, Nikki Challman, Indigo Keaney and Euan Osten.
Surf patrol captains and club captains have been given the discretion to withdraw patrols if volunteers are concerned about their own safety, irrespective of the numbers of people on the beach.
Sterling says old ferry captains had unique whistle blasts for landing, an audio signature to let people know who the captains were, like walk-up music in baseball games.
This year’s team has five senior captains: Ricca and Fabiano, who were captains last year; D’Andrea, Dembassa and Anthony Rizzi.
Best (2005) p.178 While some of the French captains wished to obey Napoleon's orders, the Spanish captains and other French officers, including Villeneuve, thought it best to remain in Cádiz.
He scolded when other captains would have whipped, and whipped when other captains would have hanged.
Often compared to captains of other team sports, before the implementation of NFL team captains in 2007, the starting quarterback was usually the de facto team leader and well-respected player on and off the field.
Since 2007, when the NFL allowed teams to designate several captains to serve as on-field leaders, the starting quarterback has usually been one of the team captains as the leader of the team's offense.
A big thanks to our umpires, captains and players for getting out and supporting our pre-season tournament.
According to them, the Rapido captains are charging the customers more than the price specified in the app after cancellation of the ride.
Again, the Captains would not go away and pushed the Pioneers in the final moments.
Although the wet weather relented at 4pm, the umpires and both captains concluded play was not possible and the points were shared.
As a result, the three Worst Generation captains will be seen to part ways.
As lieutenants, officers first attend basic training in their branch, then they attend branch advance schools as captains who will command infantry, armored, artillery or air defense companies.
As one of the team’s co-captains, she’s a leader both on and off the field, helping make the plays that win games and win equal pay for her crew.
At Loretto RC Primary School in Musselburgh, P7 pupils, the pupil council, house captains and a representative from the school’s parent council gathered on December 6 with Depute Lord Lieutenant Iain Clark to plant a hornbeam tree in the playground.
Back in the 19th century, a cannon was fired at 1pm precisely in Newcastle Harbour to allow sea captains to adjust their ship chronometers to enable more accurate navigation while at sea in those far away days before satellites and modern GPS.
Benet captains Lenee Beaumont and Samantha Trimberger bring the championship plaque to teammates after a victory over Waubonsie Valley in the Class 4A West Aurora girls basketball all sectional championship game in Aurora on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
But instead of calming things down, he joined the Black Beard Pirates and rose through the ranks to become one of the Titanic's ten captains.
But what does he think about the All-Star Game format, where teams will be picked by captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James right before the game?
Common combinations with captains
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- captains of 26×
- captains and 25×
- team captains 21×
- the captains 19×
- captains were 8×
- captains to 8×
- captains are 8×
- captains in 6×
- precinct captains 6×
- club captains 5×