Example sentences for: magellan

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

  • Magellan circled the earth in order to open it to trade, Lewis and Clark went west to build a country.

  • João Gonçalves Zarco, sailing in the service of Prince Henry, made the first of many famous Portuguese discoveries, which would culminate a century later in Magellan’s historic circumnavigation of the globe.

  • Magellan's benefactors, though, never bankrolled a technical advance quite like the Allen Brain Atlas.

  • We are all very excited that the weather is turning much warmer; it's a far cry from the howling gale we encountered as we exited the Strait of Magellan nearly two weeks ago.

  • In a similar vein, several of the engineers have braved the elements by appearing at our daily all-hands gatherings on the flight deck without coats; only to be outdone by a petty officer who wore shorts through the frigid Strait of Magellan!


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