rowboat

Example Sentences

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Behind, at some distance, is a rowboat with whalers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The game continues in “Boating Party,” which puts us inside a rowboat right up close to a top-hatted rower whose exertion will paradoxically pull the boat away from where we stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

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

Hidden among the rocks was a small rowboat and a pair of oars, which he proceeded to drag to the lake’s edge.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood