Examples of boatman in a Sentence
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The boatman circled cautiously, then winced when Wilson, the jujitsu champion, suddenly launched an aerial drone and banged on the boat’s gunwale to get the animals’ attention.
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Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
The image of the boasting boatman became a literary trope, and one boatman emerged as a particular source of fascination.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Jess is acting this way over a man who has no interest in dating her and only began a boatman with her after Natalya left … girl, pick yourself up!
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Well, not me personally, but my boatman, the person who was rowing my boat was using the oars.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2023
Passengers and boatman and navigator argue about what to do.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
In the 1930s, a boatman on the Paraná River kidnapped and devoured children in the name of a supernatural being, El Horario.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
It was passed down for generations by boatmen through their oral history, according to a local media report.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 22 June 2023
Ideal would be on a houseboat in Kerala, motoring down the backwaters with my own cook and boatman and sipping toddy; or else under an umbrella at some warm beach while digitally disconnected.
—New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
The image of the boasting boatman became a literary trope, and one boatman emerged as a particular source of fascination.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Jess is acting this way over a man who has no interest in dating her and only began a boatman with her after Natalya left … girl, pick yourself up!
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Well, not me personally, but my boatman, the person who was rowing my boat was using the oars.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2023
Passengers and boatman and navigator argue about what to do.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
In the 1930s, a boatman on the Paraná River kidnapped and devoured children in the name of a supernatural being, El Horario.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
It was passed down for generations by boatmen through their oral history, according to a local media report.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 22 June 2023
Ideal would be on a houseboat in Kerala, motoring down the backwaters with my own cook and boatman and sipping toddy; or else under an umbrella at some warm beach while digitally disconnected.
—New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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“Boatman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatman. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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boatman
noun
boat·man
ˈbōt-mən 
: a person who manages, works on, or deals in boats
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