How to Use regatta in a Sentence

regatta

noun
Definition of regattanext
  • The bridges over the Charles were packed to see the world's largest three-day regatta.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The 10-day event is the largest sailing regatta on Lake Erie and one of the largest on the Great Lakes.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 23 June 2017
  • Kate took to the sea as skipper of one of the eight boats racing in the regatta.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Events such as the grape stomp, the giant pumpkin weigh-off and the regatta will be back again this year.
    — Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2017
  • That same year, Law died of a heart attack while rowing in a regatta at the age of 79.
    — Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022
  • According to Sharp, about 75 percent of the boats sank in the early days of the regatta.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2021
  • Here are some of the best shots from the world’s largest three-day regatta from the Globe photographers.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
  • All 1,200 rooms in Clermont County were booked each night of the regatta.
    — Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2017
  • Rowers on the River Thames in advance of the town’s famed regatta.
    — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 27 June 2018
  • In April of this year, the regatta was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • In April of this year, the regatta was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
  • When the boats came in at the end of Friday’s action, Takahashi found himself in a hole for the first time during the regatta.
    — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, 20 July 2019
  • Leonor gave her sister a sweet kiss at the Copa del Rey regatta.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The Weeks Footbridge near Harvard serves as the iconic spot of the regatta, known for its 90-degree turn that can shift races.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • My firstborn had his first night regatta at one month old.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Hooten was no stranger to rowing and had been training for a regatta in about a week, longtime friend John Jonik said.
    — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The fifth and seventh graders won the regatta this year with Titanic 4, their third version of the vessel.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2019
  • The regatta is, by far, Clermont’s largest tourist event, Gleason said.
    — Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2017
  • The walls are crackled, but the ornate carvings that crawl up the wall's columns lead up to flags left over from a recent regatta.
    — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The fall is the endurance season when teams compete against the clock and attend bigger regattas.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Rowers were out early on the Charles Thursday, getting ready for the world's largest three-day regatta.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Features on-stage contests with prizes, vendors, a rubber pup regatta and fun in the pool.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Buffett will be onsite for the regatta but won't be sailing and isn't scheduled to play a concert.
    — Bernie Wilson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Upcoming events: The boat ramp will be closed the weekend of Feb. 24-25 for a rowing regatta; boat rentals available at Main Rec.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Rules for the regatta are that crafts must be made of cardboard and duct tape only, with paint for decoration.
    — Denys Bucksten, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2018
  • Kate also shared sweet moments with her own children at the regatta.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Not that the regatta, traditionally the largest two-day rowing event in the world, will be any smaller.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Then at the global regatta, the Ukrainians collected bronze in the men’s lightweight double, plus half a dozen para medals.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The regatta moved to Auckland, the City of Sails, to be closer to superyacht marinas and amenities for both spectators and participants, enabling them to fly directly into the city, ready to race.
    — Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • While the actual America’s Cup Regatta is scheduled to take place in Barcelona next summer, race teams are competing in a series of preliminary regattas all around the world between now and then.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023

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