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

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

The rowboat, named James Robert Hanssen after the Wallingford resident’s late biological father, carried Hanssen and three friends across the Atlantic Ocean in 2006.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

An ocean liner compared to a rowboat with leaks.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen