ferried

Example Sentences

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People will then be divided into groups by nationality and ferried to the coast in small boats.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

More than five weeks after a humpback whale became stranded in shallow waters on the German coast, a barge has ferried the animal out of German waters, en route to the North Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The Times reported in February that “F.B.I. tactical agents have ferried her to a resort in Britain before a dinner at Windsor Castle and to an appointment at a hair salon in Nashville.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The Sri Lankan navy ferried the survivors to nearby Galle, famous for its 16th-century Dutch fort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

For instance, during the War, after the pipelines were blown up, he and his classmates had ferried water up to the girls’ dorm, each leaving his bucket at the door of a particular resident.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen