oar
Example Sentences
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It was their influence that led him to first pick up an oar at Castle Dore Rowing Club.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
With sculling, each rower holds an oar in each hand; with sweep rowing, each rower holds one oar with both hands.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
The performer in front — actually Woods himself, with dancer Tamzin O’Garro behind — is wielding the cello bow as an oar.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022
He also missed watching me heroically make rogue waves with my oar to get it to go in another direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Simultaneously, he pulled the oar toward his chest against the resistance of the water, throwing all the strength of his combined arm, back, and leg muscles into the stroke.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing oar
3-letter words, List 2
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Spelling Practice, Unit 8
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Spelling Practice 1, Unit 3
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