Example sentences for: ships

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

  • Passenger ships like the Natchez and the Belle of Memphis were palaces with food, drink, music, and romance, at a time when even short journeys could take many days.

  • Today its extensive exhibits document the long and illustrious history of maritime achievement by the Dutch, with paintings, maps, and maritime models explaining the part that ships — and particularly the VOC — played in the growth of the empire in the 17th century.

  • A WP editorial calling on Congress to close more military bases supports the cause with some simple observations: While the number of Navy ships is down nearly 46 percent, its berthing space is down only 18 percent, and while Army troop strength is down 42 percent, training facilities for soldiers are down only 7 percent.

  • Foreign ships carried new diseases to the islands as well.

  • Production lines turn out buses, ships, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and sewing machines.


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