Sentences with PRESS-GANG
Check out our example sentences below to help you understand the context.Sentences
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"The press gang forcibly recruited men for the navy."
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"He was captured and forced into service by a press gang."
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"The town was known for its active press gangs."
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"The press gang operated under the cover of darkness."
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"Many sailors feared being caught by a press gang."
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"The press gang targeted able-bodied young men."
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"The press gang operated with the support of local authorities."
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"Some men would hide to avoid being taken by the press gang."
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"The press gang would often use violence to secure their recruits."
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"Being a member of a press gang was a perilous job."
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"The press gang would often raid taverns and bars for potential recruits."
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"He managed to escape the clutches of the press gang."
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"The press gang would sometimes accept bribes to leave certain men alone."
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"The press gang was known to snatch men right off the streets."
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"Many families lived in fear of the press gang taking their sons."
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"The press gang was a hated institution among sailors."
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"The press gang would trick men into boarding their ships."
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"The press gang was eventually abolished in the 19th century."
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"The press gang was notorious for forcibly recruiting men into the navy."
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"During the war, the navy relied heavily on press gangs to fill their ranks."
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"Being caught by a press gang was a sailor's worst nightmare."
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"Many young men hid or fled to avoid being pressed into service by a press gang."
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"The press gang operated at night, kidnapping unsuspecting men off the streets."
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"The use of press gangs was widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries."
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"The authorities turned a blind eye to the often brutal methods used by press gangs."
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"Some men willingly joined the navy to avoid the risk of being taken by a press gang."
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"I read a book about the horrors endured by victims of press gangs."
