boater

Example Sentences

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The community was still struggling to grasp the eight boater deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

A kayaker helped one paddle boarder to shore, and a boater helped another.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

He collapsed when he reached land, and was discovered by a boater the following morning.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The boater, 25-year-old Charles Gregory, had been missing at sea for about 35 hours in the ocean after going on an early morning fishing trip, his father told CNN.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

And the soldiers wore the girls’ hats, one a tiny yellow straw boater with a bunch of daisies on the crown, the other a white knitted half-hat to which medallions of blue cellophane adhered.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck