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

Fishing: At Trinity Lake, you can rent a deck boat, pontoon boat or houseboat and try your hand at catching large and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

The icy water is like fire on my skin and all my brain can think of is making it to the pontoon without needing help from the lifeguards.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

And then finally somebody shouted and we all looked to see the steamboat towing the pontoon boat up the river.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman