boatman

Example Sentences

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Oo Oo had to retire from his job as a boatman when he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralysed.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

"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

The boatman nods to my mother and taps his wrist, to signal time to get off.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko