Example sentences for: pirates

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

  • They agreed; Modyford issued letters of accreditation which authorized the pirates to act in the name of the British Crown.

  • But it is worth the walk across the small drawbridge and over the lagoon, onto the small island that the castle used to deter pirates.

  • By comparison, the coastal settlements languished, and were subject to frequent raids by Barbary pirates.

  • This incident inspired the national motto Expulsis Piratis — Restituta Commercia (Pirates Expelled — Commerce Restored), which was retained until 1971.

  • Attacks by pirates and Islamic forces brought terror to the people, but Cretans remained loyal to the Orthodox Church throughout the Arab occupation of a.d. 824–961.


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