rowboat
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A few years back, a sea lion jumped into a South End rowboat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
An unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a majestic bird that first visited his rowboat 13 years ago has captivated Turkey for years.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
Santa and Mrs. Claus were waving from a prop rowboat.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
Miles pushed the rowboat off and sprang in, and soon they were gliding up toward the near end of the pond, where the water came in from the stream.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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The Minions, we learn in their latest adventure, were originally a seafaring folk who traveled the oceans in rowboats looking for the most evil and despicable master they could possibly find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Thus, any rivercraft sailing past Fall City today consists only of recreational rowboats, rafts and kayaks.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The Times tooted its own considerable horn about the armada of kayaks and rowboats it launched to deliver the newspapers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
There are typewriters, cellphones, fingernail clippers, washing machines, toilet bowls, parking meters, snow blowers, deer hunting stands, rowboats, cars and much, much more.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2019
American soldiers, dressed like fishermen in a clothing catalog, floated below in rowboats.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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