boater

Example Sentences

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“It’s really important that the recreational boater — or even professional boater — recognize that when whitecaps turn up so fast ... it’s time to put on your life jacket and get off the water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

A kayaker helped one paddle boarder to shore, and a boater helped another.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

In an early episode, the brothers came out singing the Maurice Chevalier hit “Louise” while sporting boater hats.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023

He collapsed when he reached land, and was discovered by a boater the following morning.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

And the soldiers wore the girls’ hats, one a tiny yellow straw boater with a bunch of daisies on the crown, the other a white knitted half-hat to which medallions of blue cellophane adhered.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck