oarsman
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oarsmen
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“I mean, he epitomizes what it takes to be a successful oarsman or oarswoman.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
He'd hoped to be back as an oarsman within a day or two but he is still not in the best shape.
From BBC ● May 1, 2021
Now I am drifting through a long afternoon, or beached like an oarsman who has run out of water.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2020
Baldomero Ballesteros Sr. was a local champion oarsman, with the same long arms and strong will as his youngest son.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 13, 2020
It also helped that he was strikingly good- looking and built like the oarsman he had been, the former stroke oar of a Washington crew that had won national championships in 1924 and 1926.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Both oarsmen competed in the previous two races, with Ferraro hoping for a hat-trick and Doran wishing to break a losing streak.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025
Cortés deployed newly built brigantines with sails, oarsmen and cannon while blockading supplies of food and fresh water to the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
There are no organized tours, but going with the local oarsmen is a great way to help the local economy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2017
He was inspired by the veteran oarsmen he saw at work during a Colorado River trip he took last fall, using the fewest number of strokes to make steady progress.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
Rob’s Hammer, as her oarsmen called her, would form the main strength of Myrcella's escort.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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