rowboat

Example Sentences

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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

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

Santa and Mrs. Claus were waving from a prop rowboat.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

A wave surged upward to catch it, and as it did, another wave pushed the rowboat toward the island, making it drift straight to her.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin