sailboat

Example Sentences

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In the coming days, the sailboat plans to leave the four men behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and eight, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

On the front of the postcard you can see our workboat Nemo and our sailboat Fonn, where we live.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

After a flood engulfs the cat’s home, it finds itself in a small sailboat along with the other three animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

The DiAngelos’ sailboat bobbed nearby in its slip, and their powerboat sat gleaming on a boat lift beside it.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings