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

“The Tiber, as I can say from my 40 years’ experience on the river, has never had a situation like this,” Giulio Bendandi, a boatman, told AP on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2022

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

Directed by the actor Joe Odagiri, “They Say Nothing Stays the Same” is a postcard-pretty film about a boatman in Meiji-era Japan.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

The boatman frowned as he rowed up to the shore.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook