Examples of 'ships were sunk' in a sentence

Meaning of "ships were sunk"

ships were sunk: Refers to the act of ships being deliberately or accidentally destroyed or submerged in water, such as in a naval battle or due to a maritime accident

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ships were sunk
Sixteen ships were sunk during the battle.
Six pirates were arrested and their ships were sunk.
Japanese ships were sunk or damaged in the attacks.
Two passenger ships were sunk.
Four ships were sunk and three others damaged.
Eight of the fourteen ships were sunk during the war.
Several ships were sunk in transit after being identified by agents as smuggling arms.
And three of my ships were sunk.
Four ships were sunk by direct hits.
Only limited damage was caused to the convoy and no ships were sunk.
Quite a few ships were sunk too.
A latitude and longitude breakdown gives us the exact location where the ships were sunk.
Both our ships were sunk by mines.
The Kanawha and two other ships were sunk.
Three of the ships were sunk on the way over.

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The Turkish government replied that both ships were sunk by mines.
Four ships were sunk or damaged.
In the area north of Le Havre several ships were sunk.
Five of these ships were sunk while sailing in escorted convoys.
It was called the Night of the Long Knives because so many ships were sunk.
All the ships were sunk.
It 's difficult to know precisely how the ships were sunk.
Eighteen ships were sunk or capsized.
The channel was partially destroyed, part of the ships were sunk.
Many ships were sunk or damaged.
Fourteen British and eleven German ships were sunk with great loss of life.
Many small ships were sunk and many surviving ships were damaged.
During the war, all their ships were sunk or lost.
The two other ships were sunk at the narrowest point of the canal.
During the following three nights, two other ships were sunk.
Navy ships were sunk.
However, only seven Athenian ships were sunk.
Eight ships were sunk.
Finally, news came that British ships were sunk.
Four ships were sunk.
We met during the war . Both our ships were sunk by mines.
Five ships were sunk.
After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk.
American ships were sunk.
He promptly lost the battle against the Carthaginians and 93 Roman ships were sunk.
A number of German ships were sunk in this area.
Several ships were sunk in the harbor, and several sailors were feared drowned.
Both German ships were sunk.
British ships were sunk by Exocets during the Falklands war.
Sure enough, all but one of the ships were sunk within days.
Five Japanese ships were sunk by friendly fire, of which two were refloated.
In the Battle of Kula Gulf, Helena and two enemy ships were sunk.
Seven Japanese ships were sunk or severely damaged.
Two unescorted convoys were attacked and 16 ships were sunk or captured.
Many immigrant ships were sunk during the British blockade.

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