ferryboat

Example Sentences

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Beset by financial hardship, in part because of a devastating injury in a ferryboat accident, Meucci was unable to afford the $10 fee to renew his caveat, which as a result expired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Mr. Erdogan, 70, grew up in Istanbul, where his father worked as a ferryboat captain.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

They will likely also know his life closely resembles Petterson’s: The author’s parents and brother died in a ferryboat fire that claimed 159 lives in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

Take the tykes to scramble on a two-level, 47-foot-long ferryboat play structure, climbable orca whales, and other play structures at the brand-new inclusive playground at Battle Point Park.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

The old flatbed ferryboat had been functional just the day before, the commerçant claimed, but now it bobbed listlessly on the opposite shore in spite of his piercing whistles and waving arms.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver