How to Use pirogue in a Sentence

pirogue

noun

• Kathy Gerken raced in a pirogue that was handmade by her mother 15 years ago.
  — Tana R.h. Stevenson, NOLA.com, 14 June 2017
• Pulling his pirogue up to one of the buoys, marked by a white tassel flag, Camara began to pull in a net.
  — Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Hours before sunup every weekday, Adama and his five-man crew roll their pirogues out to sea.
  — Chidinma Irene Nwoye, Quartz Africa, 27 Feb. 2020
• Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue.
  — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
• Most of it takes place on boats — from smoke-belching steamers to cargo-bloated barges to slender pirogues carved by ax out of massive trees.
  — Max Bearak, Washington Post, 2 June 2018
• Stop to visit a fishing village on the way, and learn about the economy and culture that have grown up around these pirogue-paddling fishermen.
  — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• Fishermen in pirogue canoes said waters that used to yield massive hauls are now nearly devoid of fish.
  — Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Inside, the walls of Ms. Diouf’s office are decorated with photos of her in a pirogue and wearing an orange life jacket.
  — New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
• Pointe-au-Chenes Wildlife Management area, $5 million for new fishing piers, boat pull-overs, a parking lot, bridge, pirogue and boat launches, boat docks and bulkheads.
  — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Reaching these places means bouncing for hours down sandy riverbeds, or even piling motorcycles into a pirogue, crossing the river and riding them in.
  — New York Times, 18 June 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024