They hadn't attempted to open the safe though, as real pirates would have done.

They got an almost sexual thrill from speaking this way directly to a real, live pirate.

Not a real pirate although her father called him that.

"Well, what do real pirates do when the victim won't cooperate?"

I can wear a patch like a real pirate.

A bit of eagerness was gone from Jerem's voice, but real live pirates would still be considered an event.

The real pirates had escaped unscathed, with the gold.

This bird is a real pirate of the air.

Well, looks as if you've got to learn about real pirates after all.

The children are playing pirates when a real pirate, Rottenbeard, sails into town.