kayak

Example Sentences

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I was eager to get on a kayak, but learned that the state park no longer loaned them out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

But the waves soon grew, flipping their boards and filling their kayak with water as they were dragged further out into the ocean.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Jung, who was a postdoctoral researcher in Werner's lab at the time, collected samples while traveling across the lake by kayak and bicycle.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

A 54-year-old man died while keeping his young son afloat after their kayak capsized in a state lake in Perris, the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

The shark followed the kayak, as the man paddled to shore, but then it swam away—no damage to the boat, no injuries.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen