bowsprit

Example Sentences

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Instead, as he described himself, “I am merely the bowsprit of a ship that is going to cut through the armada of secrecy, corruption, and lies.”

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2023

But Dutreux said he didn’t see the American boat, which had the right of way, and crashed his bowsprit into the 11th Hour hull.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

The 40-foot, two-handed boat Avalanche pulled out with a broken bowsprit shortly after the start and Yeah Baby was forced out with rudder damage after being hit by a sail fish late Monday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Fast and agile, he had a superior vertical leap and used his 7-foot-4 wingspan to block shots with his arm outstretched like a bowsprit.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2022

Anne’s sheik was wearing a black-and-orange-striped blazer, gray Oxford bags, a bow tie on an elastic band, and a brown triangular porkpie hat, pinched into a bowsprit at the front.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey