boater

Example Sentences

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On Sunday, rescue teams recovered a seventh body, and Monday afternoon, the last missing boater was also found dead, sheriff’s officials reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

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

Traffic in Seattle takes on a whole new meaning, if you’re a recreational boater heading from the saltwater marinas of Shilshole Bay and beyond to the freshwater of Lake Washington during Seafair weekend.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 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