ferryboat

Example Sentences

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Beset by financial hardship, in part because of a devastating injury in a ferryboat accident, Meucci was unable to afford the $10 fee to renew his caveat, which as a result expired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Mr. Erdogan, 70, grew up in Istanbul, where his father worked as a ferryboat captain.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

On the first floor of the museum, kids can explore a treehouse, captain a ferryboat and hop into the driver’s seat of a Smart car.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

They will likely also know his life closely resembles Petterson’s: The author’s parents and brother died in a ferryboat fire that claimed 159 lives in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

We waited by the gateway, watching them walk through the dark tunnel out into the bright light where the ferryboat rode the waves.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep