boatman

Example Sentences

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"I'm an old boatman, I have experienced another four floods in the village. This was the worst," he told media.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023

Whenever he dropped a toy in the Nile, he said, a passing boatman would rescue it.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022

Ford then noticed a small tender with a furiously waving boatman, who shouted that the plane had landed in a minefield.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

And in June, a boatman in Uttar Pradesh state was praised after he rescued a baby girl found floating in a wooden box in the Ganges river.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2021

When Nick turned and saw that we were gaining, he called something to his boatman and pointed.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood