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

Sitting on the 48-foot F/V Arminta in a Port Townsend boatyard in May, Amy Grondin and her husband, Greg Friedrichs, were busy getting ready for the season.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

At one point, he managed a boatyard in New Orleans.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Maybe he could do a few odd jobs for the boatyard at Medley in exchange for a small tin of red paint.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman