pontoon

Example Sentences

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She started the tournament to combat the fish after getting smacked by a carp while driving a pontoon boat 20 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Rescue teams from Thursday used earth moving equipment on a pontoon to dredge a channel through the sand to allow the animal to escape.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, he used the deposit money to bankroll expensive purchases, authorities say, including a yacht, a pontoon boat, two Mercedes-Benz automobiles, two Ford pickup trucks, a recreation vehicle, a tractor, three ATVs and fishing equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Jessica Lawson, 12, who attended Wolfreton School near Hull, had been swimming in a lake near Limoges in July 2015 when a pontoon overturned.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

The pontoon began to move, and we watched the dam recede.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo