boat

Example Sentences

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Bruce, whose boat, Budding Rose, is based in the Scottish port of Peterhead, estimates the extra costs over a year could exceed £100,000.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

With no air ambulances allowed to fly in to help, the captain was transferred to shore on a speed boat and taken to the Rashid Hospital in Dubai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"Now, the last trip we spent about £10,000," he told AFP, despite his crew reducing the speed of the boat to save fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

We just watch the boat captain go somewhere deep inside himself that we don’t get to see, emerging drenched in sweat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But if I’m accepted, then the metaphorical boat has officially set sail, no putting it off any longer.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam