pirogue

Example Sentences

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He recounted how once they boarded the pirogue, he and the other passengers were covered with a tarpaulin: "I closed my eyes and thought of my mother," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The IOM said around 300 people had boarded a wooden pirogue boat in Gambia, and spent seven days at sea before the boat capsized on 22 July.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

Suddenly, the pirogue, rotting from its long journey at sea, started breaking apart.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

There were all sorts of possible reasons, from our days cramped in the pirogue to our proximity to an unfamiliar city.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer