Example Sentences

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Houseboats motored slowly beside the towering canyon walls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Houseboats, sailboats and motorboats have been beached, creating a surreal scene in an otherwise rugged desert landscape.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

After the pandemic delayed the completion of their newest project, the craftsmen behind Seattle’s Haggard Houseboats ran into even rougher waters: They both contracted COVID-19.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2021

Houseboats are moored on one side of the river, and the colleges’ boathouses line the opposite bank.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2015

Houseboats swarming with old people and young, chickens and pigs.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz