Example Sentences

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The Times reported in February that “F.B.I. tactical agents have ferried her to a resort in Britain before a dinner at Windsor Castle and to an appointment at a hair salon in Nashville.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

More than two dozen tankers have ferried Venezuela’s oil to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In recent weeks, as many as 15 flights per day have ferried thousands of Haitians to Nicaragua.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

In the meantime, many of Blue Origin’s flights have ferried wealthy tourists on brief jaunts into space, including, in 2021, Bezos himself.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

Behold, once before you have ferried me across this water in your boat for the immaterial reward of a good deed.

From Siddhartha by Hesse, Hermann