Example Sentences

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The Dabney continues to pay tribute to the wonderful farmers, watermen and purveyors of the mid-Atlantic region who provide some of the best and most unique products in the country.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

Over the past six years, we’ve been working on building a network of watermen that will give the specific care and procedures to the fish that we’re looking for.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has worked with the state of Virginia and local watermen to remove tens of thousands of derelict crab pots.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

His exploits were written about often enough in his lifetime that the phrase “one of the most widely known watermen in the state” seemed part of his name.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022

His paternal grandfather had made his living handcrafting rowboats for the professional watermen who plied the Thames in London, providing water-taxi and ferry services as their predecessors had done for centuries.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown