- present participle of sail.
sailing
Example Sentences
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"Most German ship captains say, that's too shallow, I'm not sailing there anymore," Matthias Roeser, from the German Inland Shipping Association, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The fort’s new governor, Stephen Hendrik de la Sablonière, and his wife, Beata—Nieuwenhuijsen’s ancestors—arrived in early 1769 after a 78-day sailing voyage when Eleonora was 12.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
A fire broke out on the deck of a truck ferry sailing north of Mykonos on September 25.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
As wide of a lead as the Dodgers have in the division race, their season hasn’t been smooth sailing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He reached the dock just as the Valerie was sailing away.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
