Pecksuot even told Standish, that though he were a great captain, yet he was but a little man, and that he himself, though he was no sachem, yet was a man of great strength and courage.
A striking proof of the facility, with which the romantic cavaliers of that day could be directed to this new career of danger on the ocean, was given at the time of the last-meditated expedition into Italy under the Great Captain.
The united action of two such men as commander-in-chief and chief of staff, when a great captain of the first order cannot be had, may produce the most brilliant results.
Spies may, however, be very useful when the hostile army is commanded by a great captain or a great sovereign who always moves with the mass of his troops or with the reserves.
In one day, thirty castles surrendered to the 'Great Captain.
Yes, I shall be a great captain, with ten thousand bows and bills at my back.
He of the red cap had the face of a great captain—haughty, shrewd, iron about the mouth, with blue eyes that looked straight and far, eyes that could strike like a sword.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "great captain" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
