wooden boat

Example Sentences

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A rickety, leaky wooden boat that brought them from Bangladesh was moored on a lighthouse island not far from the village, he said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023

South Korean authorities did not release further details about the four North Koreans on board the wooden boat.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

In Gran Canaria, the coast guard towed a wooden boat carrying migrants, including a toddler, into the port of Arguineguin.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2023

The arrival of the first wave, smashing against the wooden boat, set off a desperate scramble for gear: knives, warm clothing, headlamps, water.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Some people in a lacquered wooden boat approached us on the canal below.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green