How to Use water ski in a Sentence

water ski

noun
  • Swim in the lake, learn to water ski, do your first Iron Man.
    Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • Some kids go to the beach to sail, water ski and go boating.
    Page Leggett, charlotteobserver, 12 July 2018
  • In the famous episode, Fonzie donned a pair of water skis and jumped over a shark in a display of bravado.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Sass mounted the client’s grandmother’s water skis (far left) to the wall as an art piece.
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Pull out the water skis, the fishing poles, the skateboards, the boats, the ball and glove, the little glass jar with holes poked in the lid for catching fireflies.
    Randy Blaser, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • Life jackets and vests, wet and dry suits, water skis, goggles.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Scott Hauser’s wife likes to water ski with friends on Brownlee over the summer.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • What is a more fitting way to celebrate one of the largest boat shows in the country than watching a squirrel shred through a pool on water skis?
    Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2018
  • At Grand Teton, be on the lookout for other wildlife from beavers to bison, then make your way to Jackson Lake to fish, sail, water ski, and windsurf.
    Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 2 July 2019
  • There’s also a water show, in which human pyramids water ski across a bay.
    Jerry Soverinsky, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Last year, SeaWorld stayed open as late as 10 p.m for a nighttime water ski stunt show followed by fireworks.
    Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 22 Aug. 2020
  • He was raised in Dallas by a mother who once performed in a traveling water ski show.
    Allie Conti Desiree Rios, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Muskego Water Bugs water ski shows: The team hopes to be able to perform ski shows at some point this summer, according to a post on its Facebook page.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2020
  • His father was a performer in Cypress Gardens’ famed water ski show.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • His mother, Diana, and father, Jay, met on the water ski team at the University of Kentucky.
    Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Water fans who like the loud, fast thrills of water skis or the roar and spray of personal watercraft should look to a nearby all-sports spot like Cass or Orchard lakes.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2019
  • With ice in his hair and determination in his soul, Michael Lambert carves the water on a slalom water ski throughout the harsh winter months.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In previous years, the movie nights have included a Badgerland water ski show, live music, games and food.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2020
  • Among his many stories: profiles of an Ice Age Trail hiker, a water ski team and a funeral home director.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Robert Sisson’s picture of a women’s water ski team evoked past vacations with family on the lake.
    Breann Birkenbuel, National Geographic, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Guests can use the resort’s water skis, snorkeling equipment, fishing gear, an outdoor jacuzzi, and stand up paddle boards.
    Claire Trageser, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Williams learned to water ski for her role as a fictional Cypress Gardens headliner.
    Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 June 2019
  • His crew was trying to drum up publicity about their water ski show, Weyer's Aqua Addicts.
    Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Inside the boat: a pair of orange water skis, an empty fuel can, plywood and other miscellany.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 19 Oct. 2017
  • In Oregon, a Boeing engineer and his son, both avid windsurfers, had rigged their windsurfing sail to a long line, attached it to a pair of water skis, and then used the wind to pull themselves along the Hood River.
    James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Staying cool also will get pricier: Kiddie pools, water skis, surfboards and canoe paddles are all subject to the new tariffs, too.
    NBC News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The annual shindig features lots of live music, a water ski show, carnival rides, fireworks, lighted boat parade and more.
    Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 29 July 2019
  • Babe expressed delight at every sunset sail, at anyone’s being able to get up on water skis, each very dusty bike ride, every Sunday visit to church.
    Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The base of a water ski is important to consider for stability and ride quality.
    Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2022
  • Choose to jump, water ski or wakeboard in the chilly waters to support Make-A-Wish Idaho, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
    Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 25 Dec. 2017

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