wooden boat
Example Sentences
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Bakary Jaiju was 19 when he climbed into a wooden boat in the Gambia and set out for Europe.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A rickety, leaky wooden boat that brought them from Bangladesh was moored on a lighthouse island not far from the village, he said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023
But more than a month later, the wooden boat carrying 101 men and boys was getting blown further and further away from its intended destination.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
In Gran Canaria, the coast guard towed a wooden boat carrying migrants, including a toddler, into the port of Arguineguin.
From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2023
I would rather be in a small wooden boat carved from an old tree, or even a floating nutshell.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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