boat

Example Sentences

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In August 2021 he made his first small boat journey across the channel and claimed asylum.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

While no official reason was given for the abrupt retirement, anonymous sources told The New York Times that Holsey had not been conducting boat strikes “aggressively” enough.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

At the April 23 hearing, Wakefield, the government attorney, said new options were being explored to get Romero León back, such as using “a boat through the Coast Guard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

AFP journalists who traveled to the landfill site by boat saw billows of thick, gray smoke completely enveloping houses on Salambao -- one of the islands from which people were evacuated.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“We wouldn’t ask if we didn’t need you, but we need three people: two in Nate’s boat and one in Jonah’s, and my dad won’t let Jonah come.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam