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

Levin Dukes, a boatman, built the house and was its first occupant.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

Our boatman, a member of the local Intha ethnic group, tells us we are the first foreign customers he has had for more than three years.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2023

“The Kingdoms of Savannah” is an ensemble piece with no real center of gravity, and way too many kooky humans to enumerate here: a slumlord, a lazy boatman, a whistling vagrant.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022

“Everyone who is getting off needs to GET OFF!” the boatman booms as people begin boarding for the trip back to Alcatraz.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko