How to Use dhow in a Sentence

dhow

noun

• The Sullivans came across the dhow in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 8.
  — Courtney Kube, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2023
• As the vessels bob in the high waves, people on the dhow toss large boxes into the skiff.
  — Jon Gambrell, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
• Arab traders sailed here in their wooden dhows on their way south to Zanzibar.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
• Above, a cargo of sorghum on a traditional Arab dhow boat.
  — Matina Stevis-Gridneff, WSJ, 1 June 2018
• The Sullivans came across the dhow in international waters of the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 8.
  — Courtney Kube, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• Take a ride on a dhow, a traditional African fishing boat, or ask your lodge to take you dugong (a rare sea cow) spotting.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
• The Whirlwind clipped along at a speed of 32 knots, passing traditional wooden dhows and oil tankers.
  — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
• Any pearls found in the mollusks were graded and kept under lock and key on the dhow (pearling boat), with the opened shells either tossed back into the sea or kept to sell as mother-of-pearl.
  — Sarah Reid, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• The short video clip appeared to show a skiff and a dhow, a traditional ship that commonly sails the waters of the Persian Gulf region.
  — Jon Gambrell, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
• The retractable roof is meant to resemble a sail and from the outside the building’s appearances invoke upturned dhow hulls.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• An early 20th century painting captures a dhow sailing along the East African coast.
  — Adrianne Daggett, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2016
• On this morning in early December 2022, the horizon is dotted with oil tankers and cargo ships and tiny fishing dhows, all shimmering in the heat.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
• The dhow also had more than 100 tons of urea fertilizer, which can be used as an explosive precursor.
  — Courtney Kube, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• One of them, located in an area that was long known for pearl diving and fishing, is shaped like a dhow boat, a traditional vessel that ply Gulf waters.
  — Zeena Saifi and Becky Anderson, CNN, 9 July 2021
• The United Arab Emirates has hosted a $2.7 million traditional dhow racing event, which saw the wooden boats powered only on the wind race off the coast of Dubai.
  — Kamran Jebreili, Fox News, 14 May 2018
• After the dhow was deemed seaworthy and its crew was questioned, they were provided with food and water and released, according to the statement.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 10 May 2021
• Sail a traditional dhow boat a half hour to the reef and discover a variety of corals and marine species—from frogfish and sea turtles to shrimp and surgeonfish.
  — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• The men here in Nairobi are but the latest iteration of that tradition, having traded dhow boats for direct flights.
  — Rajiv Golla, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2017
• His ten novels are littered with men who wander the world aimlessly, on old dhows or modern ships, and seem to seek a home that never materializes.
  — Nadifa Mohamed, Harper's Magazine, 15 June 2022
• In this case, the Guardsmen boarded under the auspices of a flag verification boarding, and discovered the dhow was indeed stateless.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2021
• Weapons from Iranian dhows would not be alone in reaching the conflict, which has been fueled in part by extensive arms transfers by outside governments.
  — C. J. Chivers and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2017
• Al Janoub’s curvilinear postmodern and neo-futurist design invokes the sails of the traditional dhow boats used by pearl divers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• There are fishing villages, the traditional townships of Khasab and Dibba and forts and wadis to explore on land, but the best way to explore the region is on an antique wooden dhow, taken for the day, or even chartered overnight.
  — Sarah Walton, CNN, 31 Oct. 2021
• At night, the Revolutionary Guard would drop mines from vessels disguised as traditional dhows, which ferry cargo around the waters of the Persian Gulf.
  — Washington Post, 14 June 2019
• The dhow was carrying at least 2,000 assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers, and anti-tank missiles.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2021
• For those who'd like to learn more about Zanzibar culture, the resort's concierge can help arrange a tour of the island's landmarks or sign you up for Swahili cooking classes, palm-weaving workshops, or dhow sailing excursions.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
• Play castaway, snorkeling off of your own stretch of sand, then rejoin humanity for sundowners under the sails of Benguerra’s private dhow.
  — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
• The sparkling waters are perfect for swimming, kayaking, and snorkeling over coral reefs, and, at sunset, cruising on the resort's dhow, a traditional Arabic sailboat.
  — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
• While in Doha, travelers can enjoy city tours, desert safari adventures or a dinner cruise on a traditional dhow.
  — Monica Poling, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
• Of course the seafaring Swahili people are masterful fishermen, many still using the traditional dhows, canoes carved from mango trees, and bamboo fish traps.
  — Mary Winston Nicklin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 10 Sep 2024