oarsman

Example Sentences

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“I mean, he epitomizes what it takes to be a successful oarsman or oarswoman.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

He'd hoped to be back as an oarsman within a day or two but he is still not in the best shape.

From BBC • May 1, 2021

Baldomero Ballesteros Sr. was a local champion oarsman, with the same long arms and strong will as his youngest son.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 13, 2020

The dark evergreens in the foreground and the luminous mountain in the background dwarf a solitary oarsman on a serene expanse of water.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2013

So, laying his staff and his bag of books under the rowers’ bench, Ged became for ten bitter days of winter an oarsman of that Northern ship.

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