boatyard

Example Sentences

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Daphne du Maurier described seeing the old boatyard at Bodinnick, near Fowey, for the first time at the age of 19 as: "Here was the freedom I desired, long sought for, not yet known."

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The distraught family of a 21-year-old woman found dead in a boatyard have said she will be greatly missed.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

The JRH will then be rowed to a boatyard escorted by a bagpiper, where it will be recycled.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

Aerial video taken by WCVB-TV showed several boats and vehicles at the boatyard in Mattapoisett either burned out shells or being consumed by flames.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

It had taken her all that time sitting there to think of the possibilities of a boatyard.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt