Example sentences for: sailed

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

  • In 1511 Diego de Velázquez sailed from neighboring Hispaniola with some 300 conquistadores (conquerors).

  • NASA's scientists have a better understanding of what they are doing in exploring Mars than … Columbus had when he sailed westwards to find the East Indies and stumbled on to the Americas.

  • Many of the elite of Athens have sailed the short distance from the capital for a weekend at a deserted inlet.

  • In Plymouth see Mayflower II, a replica of the original that was built in England, and sailed across the Atlantic in 1957.

  • During Henry’s lifetime, Portuguese caravels sailed far beyond the westernmost point of Africa.


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