How to Use powerboat in a Sentence
powerboat
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From the yacht, a purring and glossy powerboat came up into the shallows.
—New York Times, 12 May 2020
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The stunt's goal was to jump the canal as a powerboat sped underneath the airborne car.
—Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020
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What was the reaction to the design of the RaceBird powerboat?
—Rachel Ingram, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
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Can the Lightning trailer a large and heavy powerboat up and down a hilly two-lane at Texas speeds?
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 May 2022
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The study also recorded the highest PFD wear rate seen for adults in open powerboats.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018
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This task was accomplished in the necessary rush and soon all hands were back in the powerboat.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2021
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With a beam of 42 feet, Vector is wider than the average powerboat is long.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
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For the first time in about 25 years, powerboat racing will return to downtown Louisville.
—Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
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But this was his dream house, with a back porch six feet above the water and a dock for his powerboat reaching out beyond.
—Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019
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The vessels involved in the fire include one sailboat and two powerboats.
—Ryan Masters, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2017
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That top speed is bettered only by the yard’s 43-foot Swan Shadow powerboat, which can hit a bonkers 55 knots all out.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2023
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So far, Candela has sold roughly 150 of its C-8 powerboats.
—WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
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In the dim corner of the lobby, Beck scrolled through images on his smart phone and stopped at one of a pretty white powerboat called Xander.
—Haley Sweetland Edwards, Time, 10 Sep. 2017
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She’s also fitted with a full-beam garage that can hold a full fleet of toys—powerboats included, of course.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
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Ed Karelsen created boats that were simply the perfect tool for the job they were designed for: to win powerboat races.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 1 Jan. 2019
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Boaters vied for the coveted best-in-show award along with first, second and third place in both powerboat and sailboat classes.
—Kirk Sides Staff Photographer, Chron, 7 Feb. 2021
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Buzzi, a 10-time world powerboat champion, had been racing for over 40 years.
—Fox News, 18 Sep. 2019
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At least one powerboat, the Enata Foiler, has retractable foils.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 May 2021
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With seven houseboats to choose from, the package pricing depends on the houseboat, a 19′ powerboat and a $55 a day water toy.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
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Year after year, Wisconsin ranks in the top 10 states in sales of new powerboats, engines and accessories.
—Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2018
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Kevin Finnegan said that many powerboat owners don’t get safety training.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
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His income also helped buy his family home and powerboat through all-cash deals.
—Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
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Aerial video showed the suspect driving a pickup towing a small powerboat.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022
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Along it, over 200 island and mainland sites, two-thirds of them private, are open for visits or camping reached via kayaks, sailboats or powerboats.
—Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 May 2016
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The eastern fifth of the flowage is a voluntary quiet area, with more slow-boating fishermen and paddlers than the busier western side that sees more powerboats.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2018
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Sea kayaks, canoes, skiffs, powerboats, inner tubes, water skis, dories and dinghies lean against buildings and sit in driveways along Highway 169.
—Porter Fox, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2016
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There seldom is on Texas rivers such as the South Llano and dozens of other streams where powerboats have limited use and paddlecraft are the best and often the only means of access.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
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In February, powerboat sales were up 34% compared with the same month last year, the association said.
—Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 4 May 2021
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Seafarers hungry for a tasty powerboat will be satiated this summer.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
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Instead of massive buffets and nightly entertainment, this low-key stay offers a sense of seclusion that’s wrapped up in villas overlooking aqua water, snorkeling whenever the mood strikes, and captaining your own powerboat.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
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