jolly boat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jolly boat
Noun
  • The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Their ability to identify cutters has been off, too.
    Tony East, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Most of the crew got into the ship's metal lifeboat, which capsized within minutes, USA Today reported.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Passengers on the other lifeboat were able to pull two of the crew members out of the water.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In 2022, the defense ministry put out a tender for renovating its part of the complex.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The menu includes all your favorite American comfort food dishes – cheese fries, onion rings, mac and cheese, potato salad, hushpuppies, chicken tenders, hamburgers, quesadillas, wings and more.
    Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • High up the sides of the room is a forest of fake fir trees on the peaks of the mountain and on the lower level there’s a harbour with full-size longboats sitting in it.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Colonial pilots would unload their cargo onto smaller longboats so it could be carried 100 miles upstream to New Orleans, to avoid getting stuck in the mud.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Noun
  • Take note of a brand new art prize This year marks the launch of the new MGM Discoveries Art Prize, dedicated to supporting emerging artists at a pivotal stage in their careers.
    Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Integra Investments and co-developer Flying Point announced this week the launch of Soreno Fort Lauderdale, a 14-story luxury condominium offering 76 upscale one- to three-bedroom residencies ranging from 1,080 to 2,400 square feet.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The nineteenth-century armies of Qing China integrated Han, Mongol, and Manchu populations and relied on numerous local auxiliaries.
    Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2020
  • China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 27 July 2024
  • Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Noun
  • Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.
    Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Naval News reported that the ships could potentially link up with a landing barge's stern, enabling the rapid transfer of tanks and other vehicles.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Jolly boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jolly%20boat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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