Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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But the sea around Kinmen has again turned tense after two Chinese men onboard a speedboat died in the area last month while trying to flee a Taiwanese Coast Guard vessel.
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Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Is there a more thrilling way to start a holiday than by racing across the Indian Ocean on a speedboat?
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
Their plan: use a bulldozer to ram-raid the brand new Millennium Dome in broad daylight, steal the world’s second biggest flawless diamond, worth £200 million, and escape by speedboat down the Thames.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Taiwan on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard after two people on a Chinese speedboat, which got too close to a front-line Taiwanese island, died when their boat overturned while trying to flee a coast guard ship.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
The video, which was taken by a local resident who was in the water at the time, shows a white-colored speedboat dashing up toward Marine Street beach in La Jolla, about 10 miles north of downtown San Diego.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
The show also features three iconic South Florida boats – Pilar, a replica of Ernest Hemingway’s famous boat; the original Miami Vice Scarab speedboat; and the Carol Suzanne, which is the Miami Marine Stadium’s most prominent racing boat.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The speedboat doesn’t make a wonderful first impression either.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
The assault began early Saturday when Hamas launched thousands of rockets toward Israeli cities and sent militants into Israeli territory overland and by using paragliders and speedboats.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
Amy Chang Chien, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Is there a more thrilling way to start a holiday than by racing across the Indian Ocean on a speedboat?
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
Their plan: use a bulldozer to ram-raid the brand new Millennium Dome in broad daylight, steal the world’s second biggest flawless diamond, worth £200 million, and escape by speedboat down the Thames.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Taiwan on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard after two people on a Chinese speedboat, which got too close to a front-line Taiwanese island, died when their boat overturned while trying to flee a coast guard ship.
—Reuters, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
The video, which was taken by a local resident who was in the water at the time, shows a white-colored speedboat dashing up toward Marine Street beach in La Jolla, about 10 miles north of downtown San Diego.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
The show also features three iconic South Florida boats – Pilar, a replica of Ernest Hemingway’s famous boat; the original Miami Vice Scarab speedboat; and the Carol Suzanne, which is the Miami Marine Stadium’s most prominent racing boat.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The speedboat doesn’t make a wonderful first impression either.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
The assault began early Saturday when Hamas launched thousands of rockets toward Israeli cities and sent militants into Israeli territory overland and by using paragliders and speedboats.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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speedboat
noun
speed·boat
ˈspēd-ˌbōt 
: a fast motorboat
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