Sentence examples for sailors part from inspiring English sources

This phrase comes from the Roman custom of paying soldiers and sailors part of their wages in salt.

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch, part of a major reconstruction of the plaza, was dedicated in 1892.

The sailors were part of an eight-member team from the destroyer Peterson who had boarded the ship on Sunday after American officials became suspicious that it was carrying oil from Iraq in violation of United Nations sanctions.

The sailors were part of the USS Ross naval crew.

The sailors were part of Riverine Squadron 1, based in San Diego, U.S. officials said.

A total of 611 soldiers and sailors took part in Chariot; 169 were killed and 200 (most wounded) taken prisoner.

As well as British sailors taking part in the pomp and ceremony, and the HMS Portland crew playing a football game against the Colombian crew of the ARC Caldas, the warship was acting as a floating sales office for an arms-trade party.

Ben Ainslie, the star British sailor, was part of the talent-rich British syndicate Team Origin before the 2010 Cup.

The sailors were taking part in events leading up to the commissioning of their new vessel in May.

The sailors, for their part, say they are prepared for a long hard fight – and for the prospects of a backlash from some of their former shipmates.

A team of 51 British sailors will take part across the 10 classes in Perth.