Instead, they were turned away from shore and often robbed by pirates.

In 1897, during a trip to China, he found himself and his entourage held up by pirates.

By "pirates" I mean "people who don't think they should ever have to pay for anything."

In 849 the city was attacked again, this time by Byzantine pirates.

All of them couldn't hope to escape capture by pirates.

Attacks by pirates occurred frequently until the early 19th century.

West has built the boat especially to resist attack by pirates.

A city wall was built for the first time in 1554 to protect the town from raids by Japanese pirates.

The Soviet captain realizes that his ship is under attack by pirates.

For its part, the city government insists that the program is needed to cut pollution and crime by pirates.