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'pirate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'pirate' with 13 example sentences.


pirate noun

: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

: a ship that is manned by pirates

pirate verb

: copy illegally; of published material

: take arbitrarily or by force


  • She wore a pirate costume for Halloween.
  • My great-great-great-grandfather was a pirate.
  • Blackbeard was a notorious English pirate.
  • The pirate, sword in hand, leapt onto the deck.
  • You look like a pirate.
  • The parrot and the pirate are best friends.
  • Do you like pirate movies?
  • The pirates had no choice but to surrender.
  • You really shouldn't use pirated software.
  • The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.
  • The boy read a book about pirates.
  • Giant tortoises were decimated by pirates in the 18th and 19th century.
  • This is a pirated copy.
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