sail

Example Sentences

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The ball sailed through the hoop, but Jonah had the feeling that it could just as easily have bounced off.

From Literature

It sailed out through the reef to the deeper dark ocean, and Jack turned to wave and Nim waved back, though she knew he couldn’t see.

From Literature

It had set sail from Murmansk in northern Russia and was flying under a Comoros flag, officials said.

From BBC

“You’re the captain of your own ship. I guess you could sit and wait for it to sink, but I don’t see the point of that. You have to sail the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Normally the seals are on the ice or in the more calm waters. But today we had to sail all the way into the fjords to find them," the 37-year-old tells AFP.

From Barron's