boat

Example Sentences

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Albadri first arrived in the UK by small boat from France on 5 August 2021, but by November 2023 he had left the country, the prosecution said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"I knew Anstruther was just around the corner so I was waiting on a boat coming round the corner," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

Why rock a boat that might not even set sail?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam