How to Use ferryboat in a Sentence
ferryboat
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The ferryboat Ramona was coming across the bay at the time of the accident.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2019
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Getting to this view requires a ferryboat ride and a round-trip hike of 4.5 miles.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2020
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The day also marked the end of the line for Coronado ferryboats.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2019
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The historic Eureka ferryboat is docked at the Hyde Street Pier.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 25 Dec. 2020
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Pile onto a ferryboat in Mobile for the 40-minute trip across the bay, or drive over the 3-mile bridge to get to the parks, beaches, trails and plenty of spots to commune with nature.
—Atlanta Travel, ajc, 17 Apr. 2017
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From a ferryboat in the bay, the buildings outlined in holiday lights make the skyline look magical.
—Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 14 Dec. 2019
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The open-deck ferryboat from Cedar Island to Ocracoke hums along for just over two hours to a terminal in a sheltered harbor.
—Sandy Lang, Southern Living, 19 May 2021
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For years, the Greek government seemed content to run Piraeus largely as a commuter port for the ferryboats that take millions of locals and tourists to islands in the Aegean Sea.
—By vivienne Walt, Fortune, 22 July 2019
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Hanging over the mild action of the book is a recent horror: the deaths of four members of Arvid’s family in a conflagration on a ferryboat that killed 159 people in all.
—Nina Renata Aron, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
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Getting There Fly into Split airport and take a ferryboat (roughly two hours) or catamaran (one hour) to Hvar island; check the boat schedules at www.jadrolinija.hr.
—Anja Mutić, WSJ, 19 July 2018
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Now the Rudin family is tweaking that rule, adding another mode of transportation—a ferryboat.
—Keiko Morris, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2017
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Federal security guards can't leave their posts in the middle of a terrorist threat … A ferryboat crew can't drive their boat out into the middle of the river and abandon ship.
—Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023
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Water taxis, ferryboats and private craft buzzed about the harbor loaded with visitors.
—Scott Harrison, latimes.com, 21 May 2017
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However, as one keen-eyed fan pointed out, Meredith did technically put away the ferryboat cap in the season 14 finale, so this move shouldn't have come as a surprise.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2018
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That was when Grigoris Karnesis, a veteran Greek ferryboat captain, spotted the child.
—Iliana Magra, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2020
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Drivers might notice a container ship passing under the bridge sometimes, a ferryboat coming or going on the waterfront.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2022
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Alternatively, take a ferryboat or catamaran from the coastal cities of Rijeka, Zadar or Pula; check www.jadrolinija.hr for schedules.
—Anja Mutić, WSJ, 19 July 2018
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Ship models can be viewed and appreciated up close in the new visitor annex aboard the Maritime Museum’s steam ferryboat Berkeley.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
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At least 7 dead as 3 ferries capsize in the Philippines: At least 31 others were rescued when three ferryboats separately capsized in bad weather Saturday between two central Philippine island provinces, the coast guard said.
—Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
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Orientation is scheduled for Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. aboard the museum’s Berkeley ferryboat.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
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Those contracts range from masks and medical equipment to janitorial cleaning, video productions and even ferryboat services.
—Jessica Flores, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
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