dory

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Recent Examples of dory More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats. Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023 Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis. Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023 Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways. oregonlive, 12 July 2023 Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat. Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for dory
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Noun
  • Small crafts include owners of small to medium sized motor and sail boats, affecting fisherman, para-sailors, windsurfers and canoe paddlers.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Enjoy the Outdoors For more wildlife encounters, check out Hunters Springs Park, a public park complete with a small beach, swimming area, canoe and kayak launch, and a boardwalk along the waterway that's ideal for bird spotting.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran.
    Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
  • When the occupants of the boat refused to surrender, the crew fired warning shots with a shotgun and then fired pepper-ball rounds onto the skiff, the Coast Guard reported.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Crossing the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task by any measure, but imagine doing it in a rowboat, completely unsupported.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • That was enough to buy him a space on a derelict dinghy, with some 70 others, hoping soon to see England’s white cliffs.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The outlet reported a rescue boat was deployed to help the man, who was pulled from the sea onto a dinghy, but did not survive.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The paddlers selected for the Klamath journey completed a rigorous three-year regimen, starting with a two-and-a-half-week kayak and river advocacy training program for 15 Indigenous youths from the Klamath Basin, followed by weekend kayaking trips and kayak roll training.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • With 24 hours of daylight, visitors can hike in the surrounding mountains long after midnight or take a kayak out on glassy fjords under the golden glow of the sun.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a startling revelation, the crew members aboard this intergalactic garbage scow turn out to be the descendants of American astronauts launched 200 years earlier during humanity's pre-warp, post-World War III days.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Work scows were up to 90 feet long and hauled coal, grain and limestone.
    Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Here, a pontoon boat included in the sale makes for long, sunny days out on the water catching yellowtail kingfish, bream, and snapper—all local to the area.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Jocassee Lake Tours has kayaks to rent, and Electric Sun has canoes, paddleboards, and pontoon boats, as well as kayaks.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For each subject Aftermath offers a raft of examples begging to be built into lesson plans.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Mister Smith Entertainment has closed a raft of international sales on Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s (Fixation) survival thriller Bone Lake, starring Marco Pigossi (High Tide), Maddie Hasson (Elevation), Alex Roe (The 5th Wave) and Andra Nechita (The Sex Lives of College Girls).
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025

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