oarsman

Example Sentences

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“I mean, he epitomizes what it takes to be a successful oarsman or oarswoman.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Their fate wasn’t discovered until 1808, when the captain of an American merchant ship anchored just off Pitcairn Island heard a local oarsman speaking “crisp and proper English.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

He'd hoped to be back as an oarsman within a day or two but he is still not in the best shape.

From BBC • May 1, 2021

Now I am drifting through a long afternoon, or beached like an oarsman who has run out of water.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2020

Even on his bench, caught up in the mighty rhythm of the rowing, one oarsman among sixty in a ship racing over void grey seas, he felt himself exposed, defenseless.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin