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 yole was sold by the charity in 2019 but following her new owner's death, it was again abandoned – this time under tarpaulin at an Eyemouth boatyard.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

In the relative isolation of Whidbey Island, where the cost of living is skyrocketing, jobs in the boatyard are at a premium for the community, he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Fully eight months later, I was in a boatyard farther south in California, getting my bottom paint renewed, and there was a state or county peace officer in the same boatyard.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen