Examples of “pirate” in a Sentence

noun Someone who attacks and robs ships at sea.

• The museum has a display about pirates who once sailed these waters.
• Children dressed up as pirates for the school party.
• The film follows a crew of pirates hunting for buried treasure.

noun Someone who illegally copies or distributes copyrighted material.

• Software pirates sell illegal copies of games for a fraction of the price.
• The author complained that online pirates were sharing her new book for free.
• The site was shut down for hosting pirates who uploaded whole films.

verb To copy or distribute copyrighted material without permission.

• The company sued a website that pirated its films and shared them for free.
• Thousands of fans pirated the album before its official release.
• It's illegal to pirate software for commercial use.