oar
Example Sentences
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"It started flipping, and then I lost an oar and I knew I was in trouble," he recalled.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Slap the water with your paddle, oar or hand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
“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
The performer in front — actually Woods himself, with dancer Tamzin O’Garro behind — is wielding the cello bow as an oar.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022
A man came to take Ged's place at the oar, sending him to the ship’s master in the bow.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing oar
3-letter words, List 2
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Spelling Practice, Unit 8
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Spelling Practice 1, Unit 3
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