How to Use surfboard in a Sentence

surfboard

noun
  • They can even be found on surfboard fins and truck mirrors.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • So just had to put that scene of him with a surfboard on a guitar.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The shark swam straight for him, bumping him off of his surfboard.
    Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Dangling off the stern like a lure, a six-foot surfboard bobbed on the light swell.
    Susan Casey, Outside Online, 11 July 2018
  • Then add a few inches for the roof top cross bars and some more for the surfboards too.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • There was also the spot in the back designed for a surfboard.
    John Rogers, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The supple leather of a Birkin bag and the waxy wood of a surfboard.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • An electric sedan with a mint green surfboard on top crunches to a stop.
    Melissa Johnson, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Although, a few got thrown on a surfboards and got soaked anyway.
    Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, 23 July 2019
  • The latter also rents surfboards to those who want to ride the waves.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The basement would have golf cart and surfboard storage.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Indoors and out, tables take the shape of surfboards.
    Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
  • For an extra challenge, grab a surfboard and head to one of the park's two surf breaks.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
  • Get a person on a surfboard or towel, try not to drag them through the surf and sand.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Take your time, swimming in the ocean at the end of each day or renting surfboards along the way.
    Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Sportswriters of the day were charmed by the swimmer who played the ukulele and made his own surfboards.
    Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • One man was on his surfboard when the sea lion charged, bit him, and dragged him off the surfboard.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
  • It is not known why the dogs were riding the surfboard together.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 July 2025
  • The shark swam under a woman on her surfboard and then cruised beneath a line of surfers.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Officials later said the cut could have been caused by his surfboard.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Some residents fled on surfboards as water reached waist or chest high.
    ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Two pickleball courts, a dog run, and a bike and surfboard storage area will be added.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • If one forms beneath your surfboard, move away to avoid an approaching shark.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The firm has just opened in Australia, where some models even boast surfboard racks.
    Time, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The ocean lovers realized these same plastics were in their surfboards.
    Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The surfer was not injured, but his surfboard did suffer damage.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The airline says ski and golf bags may also fly free – and surfboards fly free in Hawaii.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The band’s name is drawn from a surfing term that refers to changing the forward foot on a surfboard.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2021
  • Some residents used surfboards and kayaks to get around flooded streets.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • He was then carried to shore by his friends, while the surfboard leashes were used to stop the bleeding.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

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