Example Sentences

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This summer, ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across Rubkona County, the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak and home to the country’s largest refugee camp, to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

“It’s the worst situation I’ve seen on the lake,” said South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace, who has lived and boated in the area for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

"Nowadays it has to be boated off. It's just not realistic at all. But it captures everyone's imagination."

From BBC • May 5, 2025

“He has dragon boated before, so he felt kind of confident in what he was doing … It was quite fast pace, so he kept up really well.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

The sky scowled down upon us, threatening rain as we boated over to Southwark and joined the throng of bearbaiters and playgoers.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood