rowboat
Example Sentences
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Behind, at some distance, is a rowboat with whalers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Kids cannon-balled off the sides and rocked it like a rowboat.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 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
Huddled in the rushes was a small wooden rowboat, painted white on the outside and blue within.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
