scull

Example Sentences

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In scull rowing, the athlete propels the boat by swinging two oars at the same time.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021

Norwegian rower Olaf Tufte, 45, is heading to his seventh Olympics but his first in the quad scull.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2021

The isolation of the pandemic hasn’t bothered Zimbabwean rower Peter Purcell-Gilpin, who competes in the single scull and trains alone.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2021

A few years later, someone invited her to an adaptive rowing clinic where she strapped into a specially equipped scull and, given her affinity for the water, was hooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2020

Over the gate a scull on each side, and on the outer edge of the arch is the inscription, “Quis Rex, quis subditus hic est?”

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis