Example sentences for: corsairs

How can you use “corsairs” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • This was the period when nautical marauders variously called buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, and pirates stalked the shipways and bays of the Caribbean.

  • His corsairs became the scourge of the sea, the indiscriminate attacks leading to a diplomatic blow-up with the new American government.

  • Turkish corsairs, notably the infamous Barbarossa, helped to conquer Algiers and Tunis.

  • Today an obelisk in Ibiza’s port honours the daring Corsairs.


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