Steamer in example sentence

Here is the estimate made by the Daily Telegraph:From London to Suez via Mont Cenis and Brindisi, by rail and steamboats .................7 days From Suez to Bombay, by steamer ....................13 " From Bombay to Calcutta, by rail ...................3 " From Calcutta to Hong Kong, by steamer .............13 " From Hong Kong to Yokohama (Japan), by steamer .....6 " From Yokohama to San Francisco, by steamer .........22 " From San Francisco to New York, by rail .............7 " From New York to London, by steamer and rail ........9 " ------ Total ............................................80 days."

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Sometimes we find a real gem, but many times we find that the film we've just spent our hard earned money on is nothing more than a putrid steamer made worse by the completely undeserved rave reviews and film fest awards listed on the box.

She takes an instant liking to Jeff in a brief encounter on the deck of the steamer to Skagway, and a longer look when he hides in her cabin while authorities seek him on a charge of murder.

And the wonderfully synchophantic "manager" of the steamer.

Fortunately, the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is holidaying on the same paddle steamer, and begins an investigation.

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