wooden boat

Example Sentences

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One of his videos, showing his little wooden boat being nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship in 2021 made him a minor celebrity.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

The Red Cross, which was helping to treat the migrants, said a wooden boat that arrived on the island of El Hierro marked a record number of arrivals in a single boat.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2023

Archaeologists have almost finished unearthing a 19th-century wooden boat found by Florida road crews last week, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 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

I would rather be in a small wooden boat carved from an old tree, or even a floating nutshell.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys