On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Privateers. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Privateers meaning
plural of privateer
Using Privateers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of privateer
- In the example corpus, privateers often appears in combinations such as: the privateers, privateers and, privateers were.
Context around Privateers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Privateers
- In this selection, "privateers" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, island, english, outfitted, buccaneers, christmas and chasseur stand out and add context to how "privateers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the privateers on wednesday and by jamaican privateers and hearing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "privateers" sits close to words such as adamson, adapts and adeyemi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with privateers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Davis responded with letters of marque to protect privateers from outlaw status. (12 words)
A number of privateers were part of the English fleet that opposed the Spanish Armada in 1588. (17 words)
He will give a presentation on Privateers, Buccaneers and Blockade Runners, Part 3. Light refreshments will be served. (18 words)
Adjudicating captures, invalid letter of marque, or illegal cruelty The letter of marque by its terms required privateers to bring captured vessels and their cargoes before admiralty courts of their own or allied countries for condemnation. (36 words)
The Cowgirls looked strong against the Privateers on Wednesday as a late 16-2 run led to a 68-56 victory after UNO won the first meeting in New Orleans in February. (32 words)
After nearly being captured by Jamaican privateers, and hearing that the king had extended the deadline for pardons for piracy, Rackham and his crew returned to Nassau to surrender to Woodes Rogers. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Cowgirls looked strong against the Privateers on Wednesday as a late 16-2 run led to a 68-56 victory after UNO won the first meeting in New Orleans in February.
He will give a presentation on Privateers, Buccaneers and Blockade Runners, Part 3. Light refreshments will be served.
People attending the Dec. 14 party following the Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Christmas Parade gather under the sail shades to eat lunch and visit with Santa Claus.
Pride of Baltimore II, like her predecessor, Pride of Baltimore, is a reproduction of one of the most famous of these privateers, Chasseur.
The Privateers nearly staged a comeback, but the ‘Cats pulled through in the final 9 seconds of play to take the win.
They were English privateers who took Quebec City (hundreds of miles from the nearest bay or gulf, let alone the Atlantic).
Acting aggressively, Genêt outfitted privateers that sailed with American crews under a French flag and attacked British shipping.
Adjudicating captures, invalid letter of marque, or illegal cruelty The letter of marque by its terms required privateers to bring captured vessels and their cargoes before admiralty courts of their own or allied countries for condemnation.
After nearly being captured by Jamaican privateers, and hearing that the king had extended the deadline for pardons for piracy, Rackham and his crew returned to Nassau to surrender to Woodes Rogers.
After the failure of the British invasions and a Spanish counter invasion of Georgia in 1742, belligerent naval actions in the Caribbean were left to the privateers of both sides.
Another blow to Jamaica's partnership with privateers was the violent earthquake which destroyed much of Port Royal on June 7, 1692.
A number of privateers were part of the English fleet that opposed the Spanish Armada in 1588.
As a result, the sugar monoculture and slave-worked plantation society spread across Jamaica throughout the eighteenth century, decreasing Jamaica's dependence on privateers for protection and funds.
As a rule, the buccaneers called themselves privateers, and many sailed under the protection of a letter of marque granted by British, French or Dutch authorities.
Because corsairs gained a swashbuckling reputation, the word "corsair" is also used generically as a more romantic or flamboyant way of referring to privateers, or even to pirates.
By sending the newly appointed privateers after Spanish ships and settlements, England had successfully set up a system of defense for Port Royal.
Davis responded with letters of marque to protect privateers from outlaw status.
During this time, Elfrith served as a guide to other privateers and sea captains arriving in the Caribbean.
Europeans refused to allow captured U.S. shipping to be sold for the privateers 95% share, so through 1862, Confederate privateering disappeared.
First, French privateers began seizing American ships trading with Britain and bringing them in as prizes to be sold.
Common combinations with privateers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the privateers 7×
- privateers and 7×
- privateers were 6×
- french privateers 6×
- privateers who 5×
- of privateers 5×
- privateers to 4×
- orleans privateers 3×
- privateers in 3×
- english privateers 3×