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

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

Baldomero Ballesteros Sr. was a local champion oarsman, with the same long arms and strong will as his youngest son.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 13, 2020

It had done with the body of the Osskilian oarsman Skiorh, and not as gebbeth did it follow him through the winds and over sea.

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