skiffs

plural of skiff

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of skiffs But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skiffs
Noun
  • Seminoles were able to row their canoes on the river right up to the building to conduct business with Frank.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Neighbors and Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies came to the McNeelys' rescue in canoes, kayaks and paddle boards.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Each became part of the political and historical phenomenon termed the balsero crisis, so named for the balsas, or makeshift rafts, that carried the refugees out into the Florida Straits.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Billionaires are known for throwing their money at super yachts, oceanside mansions, and luxury cars—but some still carry their thrifty habits made before reaching 10-figure net worths.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As the series progressed, Carter went on to construct a highly believable world of Roy, with a sequence of meticulously outfitted penthouses, lofts, vacation homes, and castles, as well as private jets, yachts, a corporate boardroom, and a TV newsroom.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Skiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skiffs. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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