Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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Resort reps welcomed me upon arrival and loaded my boards and bags onto a brand-new speedboat with the Kingfisher Resort logo splashed on its side.
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Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Seemingly, the shoes were a touch too tricky for Peltz to navigate; later on in the day, she was spotted being carried down a boardwalk to a waiting speedboat by Brooklyn, wearing fairly unstable orange sliders and Nike swoosh socks.
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 28 July 2023
Under the helipad lies a garage with space for a 40-foot speedboat and three other tenders.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
Fortunately, my speedboat won’t be hanging around that long.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
In one set of pictures taken in March, the pair were filming in the English countryside, while Diaz was also pictured filming scenes on a speedboat in the River Thames in February.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
Travelers will be able to choose a speedboat that can hold anywhere from three to eight people.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
In the instance captured on video, twelve asylum seekers fleeing wars in Africa, including a number of children, were kidnapped on Lesvos by unknown men dressed in black, then taken by speedboat to a Coast Guard craft.
—Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
The rupture raced down the fault at nearly 2 miles per second, sending pressure waves rippling outward through the earth like the wake of a speedboat.
—WIRED, 15 June 2023
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Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Seemingly, the shoes were a touch too tricky for Peltz to navigate; later on in the day, she was spotted being carried down a boardwalk to a waiting speedboat by Brooklyn, wearing fairly unstable orange sliders and Nike swoosh socks.
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 28 July 2023
Under the helipad lies a garage with space for a 40-foot speedboat and three other tenders.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2023
Fortunately, my speedboat won’t be hanging around that long.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
In one set of pictures taken in March, the pair were filming in the English countryside, while Diaz was also pictured filming scenes on a speedboat in the River Thames in February.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
Travelers will be able to choose a speedboat that can hold anywhere from three to eight people.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
In the instance captured on video, twelve asylum seekers fleeing wars in Africa, including a number of children, were kidnapped on Lesvos by unknown men dressed in black, then taken by speedboat to a Coast Guard craft.
—Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
The rupture raced down the fault at nearly 2 miles per second, sending pressure waves rippling outward through the earth like the wake of a speedboat.
—WIRED, 15 June 2023
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First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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speedboat
noun
speed·boat
ˈspēd-ˌbōt 
: a fast motorboat
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