Used in a Sentence

pirates

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pirates.

Editorial note

The most they'll do is use a fire lance to keep the pirates away or wash them off-board.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a 1986 adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn and Roman Polanski, and directed by Polanski.

Meaning at a glance

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

N

a 1986 adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn and Roman Polanski, and directed by Polanski.

N

the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released on July 15, 1981, by Warner Bros. Records.

N

a British children's television sitcom.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pirates.

N

a 1986 adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn and Roman Polanski, and directed by Polanski.

N

the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, released on July 15, 1981, by Warner Bros. Records.

N

a British children's television sitcom.

N

a 2021 British comedy film written and directed by Reggie Yates in his feature directorial debut.

Example sentences

1

The most they'll do is use a fire lance to keep the pirates away or wash them off-board.

2

Hopefully the place should easily throw off enough surplus to afford a security force that could take on pirates.

3

Surely some portion of the pirates would pay for the music they're torrenting if it wasn't available for free.

4

If your song gets pirated, you can sue only the pirates named Fred without losing your right to sue.

5

Well, and a long lingering interest in Sid Meier's Pirates and Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle.

6

This in turn cut off access to Usenet for lots of users, which further amplified the vote pirates had over the evolution of Usenet.

7

I'm really meaning Somalian pirates, which have shown repeatedly complete disregards for their own lives.

8

You seem to be very aggressive and politicized on this topic (why did you throw in that totally gratuitous aside about the British always being pirates?).

9

If everybody pirates your awesome and unique commercial software will you still be talking about supply and demand even if your software is the unique on the market?

10

But Dubai and Singapore are real places not under threat by pirates, while I can't think of a libertarian society that actually exists anywhere.

11

If we are counting only use and not intended use, then this just means that if a bunch of pirates (or worse) are your initial users then you are in the wrong.

12

The pirates are ready to die, after all.

Quote examples

1

The lesson here is that when you're dealing with those pirates that do the "Rachel from Account Services" scam cold calling, transpose two digits seperated by another digit.

2

They are not just ignoring, but never even considering, those people who already live "free" on the high seas: pirates, human traffickers, poachers of protected fisheries, smugglers, toxic waste dumpers, and the generally unsavory characters who are largely invisible to the rest of the world.

Proper noun examples

1

Jimmy Maher, who has an excellent blog that chronicles the evolution of the game industry, posted an article about Pirates!

2

I would not spend $1000 for a season ticket for the Pirates, but I'd spend $100 for a VR season ticket.

3

Full Book Title: The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters, and Other Informal Entrepreneurs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pirates in a sentence?

The most they'll do is use a fire lance to keep the pirates away or wash them off-board.

What does pirates mean?

a 1986 adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn and Roman Polanski, and directed by Polanski.

What part of speech is pirates?

pirates is commonly used as N.