Get to know Shipmates better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Shipmates meaning
plural of shipmate
Using Shipmates
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of shipmate
- In the example corpus, shipmates often appears in combinations such as: his shipmates.
Context around Shipmates
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shipmates
- In this selection, "shipmates" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, remember, side, former, taking, protested and cast stand out and add context to how "shipmates" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bottom side shipmates taking just and by other shipmates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shipmates" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shipmates
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Stodder's account was corroborated by other shipmates. (8 words)
He uses the bodies of his dead shipmates as a makeshift raft. (12 words)
During that time, he was able to meet up with two of his former shipmates. (15 words)
His shipmates protested vainly, so they tied a rope around him to drag him back from whatever demons might lurk in the hold, and he went down, bringing to light nothing worse than a four footed stowaway, in the shape of a hungry and terrified cat. (46 words)
In four stories by Eric Frank Russell published in the early 1940s and collected in the classic Men, Martians and Machines (1955), a crew of humans and humanoid Martians are shipmates and compatriots on an interstellar voyage. (37 words)
Joey Tynch, commander of Logistics Group Western Pacific, said whether it’s a crucial repair part or a letter from home, every link in the chain is critical when Shipmates are counting on you. (34 words)
Example sentences (16)
Nineteen years after the USS San Diego incident, another of Trinidad’s shipmates, then-Ensign Robert Cary Jr., also received the Medal of Honor for his bravery that day.
Former crew member, Mr. Raymond Hiestand followed with a benediction and call to remember shipmates that were not able to be with them during this reunion.
Hotspurs had a tough week against bottom-side Shipmates, taking just two points for winning Mike Nelson’s rink 19-9.
During that time, he was able to meet up with two of his former shipmates.
Joey Tynch, commander of Logistics Group Western Pacific, said whether it’s a crucial repair part or a letter from home, every link in the chain is critical when Shipmates are counting on you.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sheean, who was just 18 when he died, sacrificed his life for his shipmates during World War II.
His shipmates protested vainly, so they tied a rope around him to drag him back from whatever demons might lurk in the hold, and he went down, bringing to light nothing worse than a four footed stowaway, in the shape of a hungry and terrified cat.
The Queen Mother whips up a storm and this causes a ship to flounder, with Romeo and his drenched shipmates cast ashore.
But the 15th-century explorer who cut the ribbon to centuries of genocide in the Americas is joined by some strange shipmates in this work, which debuted off-Broadway in 1995.
Captain Outger Jacobsz of Grootebroek was asked to stay the next winter (1633/34) on Jan Mayen with six shipmates to defend the island.
He uses the bodies of his dead shipmates as a makeshift raft.
In four stories by Eric Frank Russell published in the early 1940s and collected in the classic Men, Martians and Machines (1955), a crew of humans and humanoid Martians are shipmates and compatriots on an interstellar voyage.
Mariners report that extended periods at sea living and working with shipmates, who for the most part are strangers, takes getting used to.
Shipmates 17 - The Coast Guard Ethos "Team Coast Guard" refers to the four components of the Coast Guard as a whole: Regular, Reserve, Auxiliary, and Coast Guard civilian employees.
Stodder's account was corroborated by other shipmates.
This delights his shipmates, except Dick Deadeye, who contends that "when people have to obey other people's orders, equality's out of the question".
Common combinations with shipmates
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: