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How to use crewman in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Crewman means a member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship. Example: “Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.”

Examples of crewman by meaning

nounA member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.

  • Next year this service is to be operated entirely by automatic control, though the trains will carry at least one crewman.1963 October, “Robot Central Line trains”, in Modern Railways, page 262

More sentences with crewman

  • Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.From the entry cast adrift
  • Emerging crewmen hoisted boxes of ammo, firearms, radio sets and life vests on deck.2018 November 5, John J. Tkacik, Jr., “Stars and Stripes over Pratas Island”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2020. From the entry Tungsha
  • Aung San escaped by disguising himself as a Chinese crewman on a Norwegian boat.2013, Myanmar (Burma) (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41. From the entry Amoy
  • The patrol clock and punch key system made sure that crewmen completed their patrols.2000, William D. Peterson, United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan, page 106. From the entry punch
  • I hadn't had the impression that she was afraid of the crewman.1998 April 13, Gerhard Gruber, “Molly Brown”, in alt.movies.titanic (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Jul 2026. From the entry resignate
  • Before the outgunned ship was overtaken and captured, a crewman was wounded, and he later died.1988 December 25, “Pueblo's Veterans Look Back on '68 in Anger”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Aug 2012. From the entry ship's company
  • The body of one of the dead crewmen bounced and rolled a little as the submachine rounds ripped into it.2003, Milt Bearden, James Risen, The Main Enemy, →ISBN, page 244. From the entry submachine
  • Were the missing crewmen kippered by a squid?2001, Rachel Wright, The True Mystery of the Mary Celeste, page 27. From the entry kipper
  • In the ordinary way any crewman such as Iuban led would be well open to reading by a master as competent as Ogan.1992, Andre Norton, Forerunner Foray, Roc Book, →ISBN, page 208. From the entry ultraconcentration
  • In the motor control room aft, a crewman crashed against the main electrical switchboard, short-circuiting it with his body, and all power aboard was lost.1984, Tom Clancy, “The Eighth Day: Friday, 10 December”, in The Hunt for Red October, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN…. From the entry short circuit
  • She got on with the crewmen, all of whom liked her and at least one of whom, Pinky Montmorency, took more than a casual interest in her.1980, Peter De Vries, chapter 1, in Consenting Adults or The Duchess will be Furious […], Boston, Mass.; Toronto, Ont.: Little, Brown and…. From the entry canoodle

Meaning of crewman

  1. noun A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
  2. noun Synonym of armoured crewman.

Full definition of crewman

Questions about crewman in a sentence

How do you use crewman in a sentence?
Crewman is used as a noun. For example: “Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.”
What is a short sentence with crewman?
“Were the missing crewmen kippered by a squid?”
What does crewman mean?
Crewman means a member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.

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