Example Sentences
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Down by her green toes, Melanie Griffith’s Staten Island secretary Tess McGill ferries to Manhattan to type memos for important men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
He was gazing at Nantucket Harbor, where ferries were turning toward the mainland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
In recent weeks, Ukraine has hit ferries, bridges and highways connecting Crimea and Russian-occupied mainland Ukraine with Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Elaine Davis, who lives in St Martin, also said ferries had added to cost of living challenges.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
By late afternoon the Main Street wharf was crowded with people waiting for ferries to get them across the river to the observation train.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
