sailboat

Example Sentences

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Four sailors were rescued in the Pacific Ocean after their sailboat hit a whale and sank.

From New York Times

Three sailors were rescued in the Pacific Ocean, 1,800 miles southeast of Tahiti, after their sailboat sank in a collision with a whale.

From New York Times

The persistent buoyancy of the music goes hand in hand with the lore that surrounds it: Moore and Riley often write together on a sailboat that is their intermittent home.

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When Rick Rodriguez’s sailboat collided with a whale in the middle of the Pacific Ocean earlier this month, it sank within about 15 minutes.

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His scouts, who have a wide range of disabilities, pitch their own tents, use hand saws and learn how to climb back into sailboats after they capsize.

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