skiff

Example Sentences

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People on the smaller vessel, a simple fishing skiff, held up cellphones like emergency flares in the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

First she had to get from the Caracas suburb where she has been in hiding for a year to a coastal fishing village, where a skiff awaited her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

The first sailing medals of the Games will be awarded in the skiff class.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

They departed on Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, about 115 miles away, in a traditional 20-foot skiff with an outboard motor, the Coast Guard added.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Nudge my skiff on the bank and stand ankle-deep in the cool water listening to the quiet.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick