speedboat

Example Sentences

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A ragtag group took to the Straits of Florida on a speedboat, wanting to spark a rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Ten of them this past week boarded a speedboat for what one of them told relatives was a fishing trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

There is also a lack of independent, third-party evidence that may support the scenario where the packed migrants boat had deliberately hit the specialist military speedboat.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

He drifted along with the grannies, pulling his oar slowly through the inky water while his heart raced like a speedboat motor.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat