bowman

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Recent Examples of bowman Sarah and Nyles hit it off, a twilight hookup is interrupted by a mysterious bowman (J.K. Simmons) who shoots Nyles, and a concerned Sarah wanders into a mysterious cave. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 July 2020 In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore. Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019
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Noun
  • Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • Elsewhere in Europe, graphic designer Tormod Fjeld uncovered Bronze Age rock paintings of an animal, a boat with oarsmen and several human figures while hiking in southeastern Norway.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • Often seen in their typical garb of a striped top and straw hat navigating a single oar, gondoliers were once a community of thousands in Venice.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Ready oar not Their first team gathering occurred in April 2023 in Redwood City, California for their first training row.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Her blockbuster 2014 holiday movie, Unbroken followed Olympian Louis Zamperini turned WWII pilot, who spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
    Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.
    Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
  • Each rowing shell held eight rowers and one coxswain ranging in age from 14 to 18, while the chase boat was operated by their coach, police said.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2024

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“Bowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowman. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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