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press gang::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | detachment |
Examples of press gang
press gang
On shore leave, he was seized by a press gang and taken aboard HMS Harwich.
From the washingtontimes.com
Under his commission he could legally press-gang local fishermen into service for him.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Of course, that didn't stop me trying to press-gang the children into sailing as they grew older.
From the telegraph.co.uk
On shore leave, he was seized by a press gang and abducted aboard HMS Harwich, and life grew coarser.
From the washingtontimes.com
It is the 18th century press gang in reverse.
From the smh.com.au
Under this unprecedented press-gang, Christian Arabs retreated from Emesa before Muslims reinforcement could reach their.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Maoists block roads, press-gang youngsters, extort money and exercise a remote-control reign of terror over much of the countryside.
From the economist.com
The press gang was suitably troubled, and you could see the guilty eyes of those with a serious work ethic everywhere you looked.
From the smh.com.au
I'm biased, but I've always thought the local press gang made a nice run at being informative, interesting and occasionally fun.
From the stltoday.com
