Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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The snarling sound of a speedboat broke the spell.
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Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
No hull means no wave impacts, and that's where most of a regular speedboat's noise and vibration come from.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Two California men died after their speedboat crashed into the banks of the Colorado River on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The shores of Iran are 45 minutes away by speedboat; the Strait of Hormuz even closer.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
No hull means no wave impacts, and that's where most of a regular speedboat's noise and vibration come from.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Two California men died after their speedboat crashed into the banks of the Colorado River on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The shores of Iran are 45 minutes away by speedboat; the Strait of Hormuz even closer.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for speedboat
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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speedboat
noun
speed·boat
ˈspēd-ˌbōt 
: a fast motorboat
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