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He recalled being thrown "a metre-and-a-half into the air", along with his rowing partner, when the blade of their oar hit a wave head-on.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Here, residents travel via boat and oar along miles of tree-lined canals, transporting flowers, vegetables and other products harvested on the artificial islands known as chinampas that were a mainstay of Aztec agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

Does she regret the day she picked up an oar?

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024

The winners of the Class Day Regatta get a little pin with a gold oar and a white blade on it.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

A man came to take Ged's place at the oar, sending him to the ship’s master in the bow.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

With its tar-soaked rigging, creaking oak deck and 50 spruce oars, Draken Harald Harfagre is the largest modern replica of a Viking ship.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Bury got into a kayak but there were no oars nearby to help him paddle, he told the station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Men and women plunged into the sea behind them, grabbing at the ships’ oars.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024

While some might see the ferry as a small rowing boat with oars made of pine, Mr Truman sees it as a vital part of the area's heritage.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024

Near sunset they returned, manfully pulling the oars as the dories rode low in the water, heavy with glistening, still-wriggling fish.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

A young man on a standup paddleboard oared in as Mr. Carew spoke, the breeze blowing him to shore.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2015

Other rock art found at the site include carvings depicting oared ships, daggers and spirals – all still discernible despite exposure to the erosive effects of wind and sea.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2014

Its first scene depicted a group of bearded Greeks on an oared galley, rowing through dark waters.

From Time ● Mar. 19, 2014

In Denmark he oared a Viking longship and tracked down a genetic cousin who shared his interest in maths and running marathons.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2013

Boats and river taxis were moored, men sitting with their oared skiffs and tiny scrap sails, waiting to ferry anyone who needed to move into the Orleans beyond.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

One day, as the Eight begin oaring down the river, he buzzes alongside them like a particularly persistent gnat, detailing the flaws in each woman's stroke, moving from bow to stern.

From Time Magazine Archive

So he went down under his root again, hugging himself upon his wisdom, never moving a fin, but oaring and helming his plump, spotted sides with his tail.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Hamilton Wright Mabie

If ever your talents are so far cultivated as to enable you to speak to other men, always speak according to your conscience, without oaring for their applause.

From Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

He, a sort of minnow, thought to trouble the pool where the great fish were oaring at ease by flirting the surface with his tail.

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Maurice Henry Hewlett

A bloody fool I was all yesterday, an' oaring with my picture-frame.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend