boat

Example Sentences

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He re-entered the UK on 12 April last year, again by small boat.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Researchers studying an unusually high number of whale deaths have found that nearly 20% of the gray whales seen entering the Bay did not survive, with many killed by boat strikes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The ride on the Good Year Blimp over the Coachella grounds was gentler than I’d anticipated — kind of like a boat ride in a harbor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This was followed by a four-hour trip by fishing boat to the entrance of the fjord, before a final dogsled to the base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Duane loaded the clock onto the boat and took hold of the rope.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el