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He recalled being thrown "a metre-and-a-half into the air", along with his rowing partner, when the blade of their oar hit a wave head-on.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

According to World Rowing, the earliest representation of a rowing boat was found in Finland and dated back to 5,800BC, while the oar was "considered to be the most important invention before the wheel".

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

“The Boys in the Boat” is ultimately a tribute to a time long gone, to the power of teamwork, and to the grace with which an oar dips into the water on a sun-dappled lake.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

As the trio strongly suggests Eric make a move — with consent, thanks to a few revised lyrics by Miranda — they also make jokes while harmonizing on the oar of the rowboat.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023

The two of them are in the shed, studying a broken oar.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Bury got into a kayak but there were no oars nearby to help him paddle, he told the station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Members of a lifeboat station surprised their newlywed crewmates with a guard of honour made up of oars and yellow wellies at their wedding.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Egyptian and Japanese archeologists have been treating the boat's planks and oars using organic materials, including nano-cellulose and Klucel E, that Zidan said met international restoration standards.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

Men and women plunged into the sea behind them, grabbing at the ships’ oars.

From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2024

Then she dipped the oars once again into the dark water.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

A young man on a standup paddleboard oared in as Mr. Carew spoke, the breeze blowing him to shore.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2015

Other rock art found at the site include carvings depicting oared ships, daggers and spirals – all still discernible despite exposure to the erosive effects of wind and sea.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2014

Its first scene depicted a group of bearded Greeks on an oared galley, rowing through dark waters.

From Time ● Mar. 19, 2014

In Denmark he oared a Viking longship and tracked down a genetic cousin who shared his interest in maths and running marathons.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2013

And together they waded out and climbed into the dory—it was floating freely now—and Lizzie, with easy hands, oared the boat around and with a few strokes set its bow and Turner toward Malaga.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

One day, as the Eight begin oaring down the river, he buzzes alongside them like a particularly persistent gnat, detailing the flaws in each woman's stroke, moving from bow to stern.

From Time Magazine Archive

A bloody fool I was all yesterday, an' oaring with my picture-frame.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend

He, a sort of minnow, thought to trouble the pool where the great fish were oaring at ease by flirting the surface with his tail.

From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Maurice Henry Hewlett

He made a great work with his elbows as he went, working them backward and forward at his sides as though he was oaring a boat.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

If ever your talents are so far cultivated as to enable you to speak to other men, always speak according to your conscience, without oaring for their applause.

From Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau