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Determined to save it, Imbersago Mayor Fabio Vergani obtained a ferryman’s license himself and, together with the local tourism association, assembled a team of volunteers.
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ABC News, 9 June 2026
In what is considered one of the greatest works in the history of European literature, Dante and Virgil travel to the Underworld, where they are taken across the River Styx to Hell by the ferryman Charon — in fact, two of Pluto's moons, Charon and Styx, are named after these details.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
The ferryman jokes that the rubber has returned to its origins.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
What’s more, the ferrymen would take advantage of passengers.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 9 June 2026
In what is considered one of the greatest works in the history of European literature, Dante and Virgil travel to the Underworld, where they are taken across the River Styx to Hell by the ferryman Charon — in fact, two of Pluto's moons, Charon and Styx, are named after these details.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
The ferryman jokes that the rubber has returned to its origins.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
What’s more, the ferrymen would take advantage of passengers.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ferryman
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“Ferryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferryman. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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