pirogue

Example Sentences

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Three crew members kept their eyes glued to the windows for the pirogue.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

At the same event, competition is fierce to win the pirogue race.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

It was indeed a pirogue, and there were people on board.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

I stand in the pirogue, calling his name over and over, talking nonsense to keep him near.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer