How to Use skiff in a Sentence

skiff

noun

• To count the swans, the flotilla of skiffs row up the Thames for five days.
  — The New York Times Elaine Chen Emily Anthes, New York Times, 18 May 2023
• Board a skiff on the Samiria River to catch paiche, a large carp-like fish.
  — Laura Manske, Forbes, 15 July 2022
• The skiff rode through the surf north of the Trestles, a popular point break.
  — New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
• Noah, 7, likes to drive the four-wheeler and, in the skiff, help untangle salmon from the net.
  — Miranda Weiss, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2021
• The small housing with a 4.3-inch screen fits on a skiff, canoe, or kayak.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
• The sea churned as Buchheit and Ford steered their skiff out to Giddings’s boat.
  — Jennifer Leman, The Atlantic, 5 July 2021
• The guide will pole the skiff along on the shallow flats from a platform at the back of the boat, while the angler stands ready to cast from the front.
  — Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
• When the permit was beside the skiff, Eloy reached in, grabbed it right below the tail and pulled it up.
  — David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022
• As the vessels bob in the high waves, people on the dhow toss large boxes into the skiff.
  — Jon Gambrell, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
• One bright, brisk morning last month, Colleen Francke steered her skiff a mile off the coast of Falmouth and cut the gas.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021
• Erik Hammond turns the wheel of his aluminum skiff and closes in.
  — Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
• The 5-inch screen is large enough to see from a distance, but small enough to fit on a skiff or paddle craft.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
• On the water, lobster boats chug, skiff oars pull at the inky water.
  — Sara B. Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2020
• The fishing boat had sent a skiff that carried food and water to the people on the island.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
• On the day of the wedding, wearing her finery, the princess climbed into a skiff that ferried her out to the ship.
  — National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2019
• The women got back to the skiff, refueled and headed out into the night.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
• In a video seen by Reuters, dozens of people appeared to be packed above and below the deck of the long, wooden skiff.
  — NBC News, 30 Dec. 2021
• The armed miscreants aboard the skiff take one look at the dazzling light and shield their eyes with cries of distress.
  — Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
• The skiff of snow on the near peaks harbored the promise that fall can never be just a date on the calendar.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Oct. 2022
• The Swansons escaped in a skiff and were rescued a few hours later.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
• Allain took off in a skiff for Christensen while the Mork sisters tried to keep the boat afloat, Betty at the wheel and Marie on the bilge pump.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2022
• His right foot was injured when a skiff, sliding off the tilted deck of the sinking boat, smashed it.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2022
• The three-person crew aboard a 23-foot skiff set out from Pulawat atoll on Thursday.
  — Fox News, 4 Aug. 2020
• The Ashland fired two rounds at the skiff with a 25 mm gun, setting it ablaze and forcing the pirates to abandon ship, the Navy said.
  — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2017
• But the overloaded skiff took on water fast — and capsized with the roll of a sudden swell.
  — New York Times, 10 July 2019
• When it was all said and done, Derek estimates about 50 people rode his skiff to dry land.
  — Robert Klemko, SI.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• In the mid-1980s an old, dying bear hunter named Ralph Young sat in the back of a skiff, squinting through the rain at the ocean and mountains of Southeast Alaska.
  — Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 16 June 2020
• When full, the barrels are loaded onto a skiff and taken ashore.
  — National Geographic, 29 Mar. 2017
• But Maryland isn't among them and does require that a safety skiff be present when workers are over or near water.
  — Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
• The welcome wagon is soon joined by two men in a patrol skiff who interrogate Mike before radioing ahead to the lodge.
  — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024