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

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

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

There’s a pump track, a roller rink, soccer fields, tennis courts, pickleball courts, a disc golf course and — oh! — a brand-new playground with a ferryboat play structure.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

From there, we would ride the ferryboat over to San Francisco.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep