sail into

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Synonyms of sail intonext
: to attack vigorously or sharply
sailed into me for being late

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The boys sailed into Da Nang Harbor at night, then moored to a giant tanker in a Russian naval base. — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 One of the rounds fired by LAPD officers in the confrontation sailed into the grocery store and killed Corado. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 If a boat sailing into the sunset doesn’t say vacation, nothing does. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 But the delay meant the ship was sailing into less favorable wind and rougher fall seas, and provisions had already begun to dwindle after two false-start crossings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sail into

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“Sail into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sail%20into. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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