pontoon

Example Sentences

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She started the tournament to combat the fish after getting smacked by a carp while driving a pontoon boat 20 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The icy water is like fire on my skin and all my brain can think of is making it to the pontoon without needing help from the lifeguards.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Meanwhile, he used the deposit money to bankroll expensive purchases, authorities say, including a yacht, a pontoon boat, two Mercedes-Benz automobiles, two Ford pickup trucks, a recreation vehicle, a tractor, three ATVs and fishing equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

After they positioned the pontoon boat at the edge of the water, the workmen attached the iron tracks with the cannonballs in them.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman