Examples of 'passing ships' in a sentence

Meaning of "passing ships"

The phrase 'passing ships' is often used to describe a situation where two people or groups briefly cross paths or interact with each other, but then continue on their separate ways without any significant or lasting connection. It suggests a fleeting encounter or momentary interaction, typically without any long-term or meaningful impact on either party

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Passing ships had to pay a sound toll.
Trying to lure passing ships on to the rocks.
Which he confiscates from passing ships.
Signaling passing ships had long been forbidden precisely.
Create a signal for passing ships.
Just passing ships in the night.
The government earns millions from passing ships.
Most of the passing ships were vandalized.
It also provides enhanced visibility for passing ships.
I scan passing ships for technology and raw materials.
The trading post attracted increasing numbers of passing ships.
This was a signal to passing ships to let them know the time.
The flags were used for communicating messages to passing ships.
They are passing ships.
It was also considered to provide enhanced visibility for passing ships.

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This is probably a mistake by passing ships who misidentified the erupting island.
But we will prevent this from happening to other passing ships.
Crews of passing ships would often visit to replenish their fresh water stores.
This eliminates the risk for collision with passing ships.
O from passing ships Heavy metals.
The cave was once thought to be used as target practice by passing ships.
The light was struck glancing blows by passing ships several times over the years.
Lobsters and other shellfish are also caught and sold to passing ships.
They soon began using the lifeboat to lure passing ships which stopped to give assistance.
Dental assistance has also been procured from the surgeons of passing ships.
Passing ships picked up survivors and took them either to Harwich or London.
The group split in two in order to keep watch for passing ships.
I guess we're just passing ships in the night.
A series of wrecks stand on the edges of the reefs as a warning to passing ships.
The folks on the bank and on passing ships will see you.
Medical advice and assistance may also be obtained from surgeons on passing ships.
Passing ships were signaled during the day by semaphore ( flags ) and at night by flares.
Forts were built above the port and lighthouses were constructed to guide passing ships.
Dry and barren, it had little appeal for passing ships except for collecting fresh meat.
Researchers said the underwater turbines would pose little risk to passing ships.
Signaling passing ships had long been forbidden precisely… Obviously, he knows that.
Look out over the open sea and admire the passing ships.
At Slussen, passing ships caused stationary rows of trams several hundreds metres long.
You plan to use that big magnet out there to steal watches from passing ships.
First, passing ships unload their drugs in the waters of the Red Sea near harbours.
After this victory Horn steered for Ă–resund and levied a toll on passing ships.
Oh, we met casually, passing ships in the night.
At the docks, the city provided coal to passing ships.
But yours was called Passing Ships.
It can be quite dangerous, especially through torrents caused by passing ships.
No, we intend to steal passing ships.
After some years, these animal multiplied and were sources of fresh provisions to passing ships.
Set in the 23rd Century, a series of beacons help passing ships avoid disaster.
The sailors, though, never returned ; the pigs survived on excess food dumped from passing ships.
In 1825 a lighthouse was built on Key Biscayne to warn passing ships of the dangerous reefs.

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