Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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Preliminary reports suggested the naval speedboat had suffered an engine failure, according to the official.
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Esha Mitra, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
That night, Jacquemus held an after-party on the Lady Adriana, a boat moored off the Capri coast, and on the shuttle bus to the docks and the speedboat bearing guests out to the vessel, a young fan in a sleeveless shirt commandeered the PA system to lead rabble-rousing cheers.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
There is almost no seaplane or speedboat traffic commonly found at other resorts in the Maldives — and there’s no light pollution, so the stars put on a show.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2024
They were taken by speedboats to the jungles of the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where they were held in harsh conditions before being mostly ransomed off using millions of dollars reportedly provided by then-Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Esha Mitra, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
That night, Jacquemus held an after-party on the Lady Adriana, a boat moored off the Capri coast, and on the shuttle bus to the docks and the speedboat bearing guests out to the vessel, a young fan in a sleeveless shirt commandeered the PA system to lead rabble-rousing cheers.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
There is almost no seaplane or speedboat traffic commonly found at other resorts in the Maldives — and there’s no light pollution, so the stars put on a show.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2024
They were taken by speedboats to the jungles of the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where they were held in harsh conditions before being mostly ransomed off using millions of dollars reportedly provided by then-Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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speedboat
noun
speed·boat
ˈspēd-ˌbōt 
: a fast motorboat
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