How to Use boatload in a Sentence

boatload

noun
  • The Vikings have a boatload of weapons on both sides of the ball.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • That and a boatload of cash in RDJ’s bank account, of course.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Reilly said Rich took boatloads of kids fishing, to the zoo and to the ballpark.
    Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Seven docks behind the house let your guests pull in by the boatload.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2021
  • To buy Twitter, Elon Musk just sold a ton of stock and made a boatload of money on the sale.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 May 2022
  • Did Ryan give you a boatload of wine, or what happened there?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2022
  • There are boatloads of deals to shop from Amazon’s Prime Day 2024 sale.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • Between now and then, the firm is going to make a boatload of money—and pay it to us!
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The brightest stars came back with a boatload of new music this week.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 11 June 2021
  • Or that Samsung wants to sell a boatload of Fold and Flip units this year to make up for the missing Note 21.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 22 July 2021
  • Los Angeles has a boatload of weapons for Rivers to play with.
    SI.com, 5 July 2018
  • So be sure to get in on the action this Saturday, as there is a boatload of sports to bet on.
    Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Having a boatload of stock options isn’t the same as a straight payday.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021
  • My role was to edit, to make a boatload of stuff cohesive and pleasing to the eye.
    Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 2 Nov. 2012
  • That didn't stop the Bears, Chiefs and Texans trading away a boatload of picks tin order to move to grab one.
    Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Over the years, Ferencz has received a boatload of awards and honors.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2023
  • With the departure of a boatload of starters, the Sun Devils will be hard-pressed to match that win total.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2022
  • From Snoop Dogg to The Rock, the broadcast had a boatload of memorable moments.
    oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The Bears entered the draft with six selections and a boatload of roster needs.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022
  • There were the same boatloads of tourists on the canals, tour groups on Palace Square, overcrowded bars in Dumskaya Street.
    Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • My son just borrowed a boatload of money from a major bank to buy a house.
    Teresa Dixon Murray, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Porter has a boatload of talent but some question marks as well.
    Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2019
  • Lil Yachty: Rapper Lil Yachty lends his voice to a boatload of projects other than his own.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 18 June 2018
  • Plus, there's a boatload of new characters that can stroll in and out of the narrative with ease.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 6 June 2018
  • Against a team favored by a field goal, that on the surface, has a boatload more talent than Bryan Harsin’s first team on the Plains.
    Charles Hollis, al, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Sure, Apple sold a boatload of iPhones in the holiday quarter and made a mint.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2018
  • But there were few workers to be had — until a Dutch ship arrived at Jamestown in 1619 with a boatload of Africans.
    Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 1 May 2017
  • But there were few workers to be had — until a Dutch ship arrived at Jamestown in 1619 with a boatload of Africans.
    Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Based on a yacht in the harbour, she was shielded from boatloads of paparazzi by the might of the Yugoslav Navy, which President Tito had whistled up to protect her.
    James Rampton, theweek, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The handful of American and Paraguayan agents had been assigned to find the man at the center of a new transnational drug cartel dispatching boatloads of cocaine to Europe.
    Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024

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