rowboat

Example Sentences

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A few years back, a sea lion jumped into a South End rowboat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The game continues in “Boating Party,” which puts us inside a rowboat right up close to a top-hatted rower whose exertion will paradoxically pull the boat away from where we stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

They had me in the SS Mooch, which was a rinky-dink rowboat.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

In the distance stands a city on a hill; nearby, two voyagers or gods watch from a rowboat.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

She pulled and pulled and pulled on the oars, and the rowboat glided through the waves.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown