ferryboat

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

One of mine came in 1988, when I helped lead a Southwest Seattle Historical Society cruise to celebrate the first voyage of the City of Seattle, the first ferryboat on Puget Sound.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

With the death of his parents in a ferryboat fire, Norwegian author Per Petterson is consumed with the notion of family.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

I was watching a ferryboat waddle on the river when I heard a man with a slight British accent say, “Where have you been? I’ve been looking all over for you.”

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

The sailors cast off the rope and drew in the gangplank, and the water around the ferryboat churned white as the paddle wheels on its sides began to turn.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep