Used in a Sentence

captained

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for captained.

Editorial note

RMS Olympic, the longest survivor, was captained by a drunken moron and nearly got sunk as well...

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Quick take

Having a captain.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of captained gathered in one view.

adjective

Having a captain.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for captained.

adjective

Having a captain.

Example sentences

1

RMS Olympic, the longest survivor, was captained by a drunken moron and nearly got sunk as well...

2

So, the USN actually did park that Soviet sub captained by James Bond in a creek somewhere.

3

Pappy's flatshare slamdown - Comedy panel show hosted and captained by UK sketch comedy group Pappy's.

4

But it's also possible that robots have saved the Federation as many times as human-captained ships.

5

Having a good browser captained by a homophobe can be better than not having the browser.

6

Nothing to show for it really because all of the work was based around malinvestment and captained by well heeled idiots.

7

This issue is about cable damage by the Chinese-owned, currently (but not formerly) Chinese-flagged, Chinese-built, Chinese-captained merchant ship the Yi Peng 3.

8

So according to the Bluesky thread, the ship was captained by a Russian citizen.

9

This was actually on a Defiant-class ship being captained by Starfleet recruits/kids!

10

The ship has to fly a flag, and be captained by a master mariner licensed for that tonnage, by the country flying the flag.

11

It was captained by a Russian, and CN is a Russian ally.

12

One of the American internees later captained USS Excelsior, after all.

Quote examples

1

[1]) claim that the vessel "is captained by a Chinese national and includes a Russian sailor".

2

It says "The crew of Yi Peng 3, which is captained by a Chinese national and includes a Russian sailor..." That is not at all "a Russian crew."

3

From his wikipedia, "In his senior year in 2005–2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32–1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei, 51–47, for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II state title." I assume division 2 is the second highest division in california.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use captained in a sentence?

RMS Olympic, the longest survivor, was captained by a drunken moron and nearly got sunk as well...

What does captained mean?

Having a captain.

What part of speech is captained?

captained is commonly used as adjective.