boat

Example Sentences

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He re-entered the UK on 12 April last year, again by small boat.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Researchers studying an unusually high number of whale deaths have found that nearly 20% of the gray whales seen entering the Bay did not survive, with many killed by boat strikes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The ride was gentler than I’d anticipated — kind of like a boat ride in a harbor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

It threw the boat sideways and he’d reached for the satellite dish as it smashed to the deck.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr