Examples of merchant ship in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Richard Henry Dana was a Boston Brahmin and a Harvard man who took to sea on an ordinary merchant ship.
—
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The arrival of blue-and-white porcelain in Europe some 500 years ago (first as ballast on merchant ships from China) ignited an obsession with the exotic.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merchant ship
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The arrival of blue-and-white porcelain in Europe some 500 years ago (first as ballast on merchant ships from China) ignited an obsession with the exotic.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merchant ship
Cite this Entry
“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share