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Example sentences for: pirate

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

After the Spaniards went on to other islands in the Caribbean, the island became a base for English pirate John Watling; indeed until 1926 it was known as Watling’s Island.
It was built not only to ward off pirate raids but also to prove Venetian might to the Cretan fighters in the mountains behind.
McCain's rather feeble suicide attempts came after he could no longer resist and prepared to sign a confession saying he was a "black criminal" and an "air pirate."
Modern historians’ version is rather less exotic: Jimmu was probably a pirate from Okinawa who settled in Kyushu before launching his campaign to conquer Honshu.
On the estuary, the peaceful town of Annapolis Royal was once the beleaguered target of 14 British and French sieges and countless pirate raids.