How to Use sailboat in a Sentence

sailboat

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  • Aboard a small sailboat, two men waved their arms, and a flag.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • His sailboat was out of the water on boat stands when the surge picked up.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The best way to see each island is by rental car and sailboat.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The men watched the top of the sailboat’s mast disappear beneath the swells.
    — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • Search crews found the suit, which would have kept him dry, on the sailboat Friday.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2023
  • Dancers thrashed atop the sailboat, but SZA escaped, taking to the sky in a life raft.
    — Jaelani Turner-Williams, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Got stuck on a wooden sailboat in a storm off the coast of Mozambique.
    — Ruthie Ackerman, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
  • In the heaving seas of the Southern Ocean, a small, red-hulled sailboat tossed and rolled, at the mercy of the tail end of a tempest.
    — Longreads, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The use of cedar plugs dates back more than 150 years, to the coast of France, where anglers trolled them for tuna on sailboats.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Worked as a crew member on a sailboat that traveled along the East Coast and to the Caribbean.
    — CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The book describes his two decades of work scouring the world’s oceans for microbes from a 100-foot sailboat.
    — David Ewing Duncan, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Ever seen footage of a whale passing by a tiny sailboat or kayak?
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022
  • In a May 4 incident in the Strait of Gibraltar, a group of three orcas pierced the rudder of a sailboat.
    — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • So the sailboat remains anchored, a blue tarp pulled taut over its deck.
    — Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Reaching the docks along the Cape Fear River, the men commandeered a small sailboat.
    — New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • The sailboat has crossed the Cook Inlet, sailing toward Naknek.
    — Brian Venua, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022
  • The white sailboat outside of Michelin Group’s Swiss office doesn’t have a sail at all.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The bodies of at least four migrants were seen next to floating debris from the sailboat.
    — Thanassis Stavrakis, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
  • To experience the heart of the harbor, check into the Marsh Harbour Inn and wake up to views of sailboats and the salt marsh.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
  • The nursery walls are painted in a beachy theme, with a sailboat on the blue water, birds flying and the sun shining.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 17 July 2023
  • Known for its speed, the sailboat is also prone to capsizing.
    — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Gabby’s next date went to Johnny DePhillipo, where the two spent the day laughing on a sailboat.
    — Haley Kluge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The series featured life on a 180-foot sailboat that cruised the Ionian Sea.
    — Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The bodies of at least four migrants were seen amid floating debris from the sailboat.
    — Time, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The remaining 11 boaters climbed from the sailboat onto the rocks, where lifeguards reached them and got them to safety, Fisk said.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • As the Mardi Gras approached the sailboat, the crew lowered a lifeboat to make the rescue just after 1 a.m. Monday.
    — Dave Berman, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The engine of their sailboat was dead about halfway into what was supposed to be a month-long trip.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Its other mantle faces the outdoor porch lounge which looks out on the rolling lawn and sailboat-dotted seashore.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 July 2022
  • The report comes two weeks after the first ramming of the season, which resulted in a sailboat sinking at the southern entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • At the time, offshore sailboat racing was dominated by wealthy sailors and million-dollar yachts.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024

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