How to Use watercraft in a Sentence
watercraft
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For those who don’t have watercraft, there’s green space to walk around the lake on foot.
— Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Apr. 2021 -
Once the man and his watercraft were safely aboard the freighter, the Coast Guard stood down, Haraf said.
— Adelie Bergstrom, Twin Cities, 16 July 2019 -
Thompson steered the ship from the bow and Malin moved about the 64-foot watercraft.
— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Kayak Pros and Cons Where canoes are the pick-up trucks of small watercraft, kayaks are the sports cars.
— Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Others could head to the boathouse and rent a watercraft to paddle around.
— Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 -
In the video of the incident, the deer sit in the boat after swimming toward the watercraft.
— Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023 -
Those who don’t have their own watercraft can hire one from Le Boat.
— Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 -
The three men spent nearly 15 minutes trying to right the watercraft to no avail.
— Joe Friedrichs Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020 -
Stephen Fabian, 59, of Moodus, had fallen off the watercraft and drowned.
— Christine Woodside, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2022 -
In the scene, Chan wears wearing a full suit with no life preserver for the cameras on the watercraft.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2021 -
According to the outlet, Mitchell lived on the watercraft with his wife Denise.
— Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2021 -
The blue and white watercraft had two fishing poles sticking up from its stern.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021 -
An American flag hung from the rear of the watercraft while German colors waved in the front.
— David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023 -
The parking area had the only opening wide enough to launch even our small watercraft.
— Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023 -
The best fish finder will fit in almost any boat or watercraft.
— Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023 -
Over 1,600 commenters asked for the bay to be opened up to personal watercraft.
— Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2020 -
How far is a 186-mile trip for a personal watercraft like this?
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023 -
The current caused the watercraft to also overturn at some point, but no one was injured.
— oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2019 -
Plus, the villa comes with staff and a fleet of watercraft, including a 56-foot Riviera yacht.
— Christopher Campbell, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2022 -
Rizvi had been piloting the watercraft with two female riders who didn’t know how to swim, deputies said at the time.
— Vincent Medina, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024 -
With this in mind, the Orca is a great personal watercraft.
— WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023 -
Weigman and Bank urge surfers to stay in the middle of the lake and keep their distance from other watercraft, including wake boats.
— Katy Read, Star Tribune, 18 July 2021 -
There’s a logic to it: A watercraft is a way to get outside while staying away from others.
— Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2020 -
The aptly named JetCar combines the best parts of a Corvette C7 and a personal watercraft.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023 -
In the shots, Henson can be seen posing on a watercraft while wearing a white thong bikini.
— Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 11 Sep. 2020 -
Jet skis are the most popular watercraft to rent in Richmond.
— Karri Peifer, Axios, 12 July 2024 -
The driver of the personal watercraft was released by police at the scene.
— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023 -
Head to Lake Shafer Boat Rentals to rent watercraft including speed boats, jet skis, deck boats and pontoons.
— Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2019 -
The unusual watercraft in the photo above is a dragon boat.
— Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 -
Authorities say a father and son were killed this week when their watercraft hit a concrete seawall in a Florida Keys canal.
— Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
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