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Association football club in Bristol, England.

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2006 Board game.

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Examples for "buccaneer"

Examples for "buccaneer"

Selkirk was a buccaneer on a ship cruising in the South Atlantic. 
 Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 

The old gray buccaneer exhorted them in no wise to be uneasy. 
 The President: A Novel 

In June, 1663, this buccaneer sailed from Port Royal to the Orinoco. 
 The Pirates' Who's Who / Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Dea... 

I would not injure the vessel, even should it prove a buccaneer. 
 The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale 

This pirate must not be confused with the buccaneer, Sir Henry Morgan. 
 The Pirates' Who's Who / Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Dea... 

Usage of the pirates in English

Last week, however, the pirates seemed game to negotiate for the ship. 
 Wired 

Of course, he was standing there actually looking at the pirates' captives. 
 In Fire Forged 

He did not say how much money the pirates had asked for. 
 Reuters 

Bullets struck close to the window as the pirates returned the fire. 
 The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers 

Your little girl, Mr. Mason, is in the hands of the pirates. 
 Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific 

What were the intentions of the pirates it was difficult to ascertain. 
 The Pirate 

There is much truth in what you have said about the pirates. 
 The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales 

Kenyan media reported that the pirates had warned against any rescue attempts. 
 Reuters 

Then depend upon it the pirates have taken the place, I said. 
 Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler 

Safe from the pirates' threats, the crew continued to navigate the ship. 
 The Guardian 

Away from the spotlight, the pirates have been striking regularly for years. 
 Reuters 

But the pirates sent out search parties, who brought in many prisoners. 
 On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of D... 

We wrote in English, because we knew that the pirates understood French. 
 Yr Ynys Unyg / The Lonely Island 

Pompey crushes the pirates of Cilicia and makes it a Roman province. 
 The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 / (From the Ris... 

There the pirates published news that the Spaniards had all been killed. 
 The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 / 1629-30 / ... 

Nothing came from the shore to indicate how the pirates were faring. 
 The Cruise of the Dazzler 

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