skiff

Example Sentences

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When they finally located the skiff, they flashed a light on the passengers to make sure they weren’t armed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

People on the smaller vessel, a simple fishing skiff, held up cellphones like emergency flares in the night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The first sailing medals of the Games will be awarded in the skiff class.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

They also had recovered their skiff, which sustained damage that rendered it non-functional, and said they needed help getting back to Polowat.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

His workboat was three times the size of my skiff, and twice as fast.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings