skiff

Example Sentences

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First she had to get from the Caracas suburb where she has been in hiding for a year to a coastal fishing village, where a skiff awaited her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Madison especially thought pure direct democracy would prove unstable, a too-slight skiff heaved about in history’s seas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

They departed on Easter Sunday for Pikelot Atoll, about 115 miles away, in a traditional 20-foot skiff with an outboard motor, the Coast Guard added.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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

Minute later I’ve got the skiff headed east again.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick