sail from
Frequency: 7.07.5 per million words
Indicates the starting point of a sailing journey.
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Examples (10)
- We were sailing from Dover to Calais.
- The ship sails from Southampton every Friday evening.
- They sailed from the small harbor just as the sun began to rise.
- The early explorers sailed from Spain in search of new trade routes.
- Large cargo vessels sail from this port to major cities in Asia.
- We are planning to sail from Greece to the Turkish coast next summer.
- The entire fleet sailed from the bay under the cover of a thick fog.
- He sailed from San Francisco and crossed the Pacific Ocean alone.
- Many refugees sailed from the war-torn region in small, crowded boats.
- The luxury ocean liner will sail from New York harbor tomorrow morning.