How to Use surfboard in a Sentence

surfboard

noun
  • The 28-year-old Wright grabbed a surfboard and ran some 50 meters to the ocean.
    Talya Minsberg Gabriella Angotti-Jones, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Voeks, in a wet suit, dropped his surfboard and jumped in.
    Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • There was also the spot in the back designed for a surfboard.
    John Rogers, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • But thanks to an AirTag attached to the surfboard, Diego showed the agent the location of the board.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 16 July 2022
  • For an extra challenge, grab a surfboard and head to one of the park's two surf breaks.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2021
  • The therapist will see you now — on a hike or a surfboard.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In June, Jonah Villamil hopped on a surfboard with two legs for the first time in three years.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The band’s name is drawn from a surfing term that refers to changing the forward foot on a surfboard.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2021
  • An etched wooden surfboard from Hawaii — a souvenir from her son in the Navy.
    Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The airline says ski and golf bags may also fly free – and surfboards fly free in Hawaii.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • On the same trip that the duo had the shark encounter, Buffett also worked his way around a foil surfboard.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a lounge known as Pirate’s Cove and space to stow fishing gear and surfboards.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Big Skates are the largest species of skates found in North America and can grow as long as eight feet — about the size of a surfboard.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The jersey also includes a surfboard atop the tag, at the bottom.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022
  • Or pickles, or cigars, or surfboards — choose your own metaphor.
    Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In the clip, the otter bites, thrashes, and claws at an occupied surfboard while the surfer tries to paddle away with the board.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The hotel also has its own surf school, where travelers can rent a surfboard and head straight to the beach.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Erik Gantzel of San Diego stood nearby, holding a sleek blue surfboard that gave him a ride through the breakers.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Robb and another rescuer scampered down the cliffs and pulled him — and the surfboard — to safety.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • One surfer was rescued in Ocean Beach after his surfboard snapped in half about 200 yards from the shoreline.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2022
  • There’s a photo of you on Instagram with a surfboard, so ...
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 19 June 2021
  • You may be tossed around by waves, yelled at by locals or hit by an errant surfboard.
    Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Paxton picked up his green surfboard from the shore, and waded into the water.
    Elahe Izadi, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • For example, a serene shot of a bird in a bird bath got a dose of whimsy when Dawley added a surfboard and white caps.
    Amanda Long, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Guests will also get their very own set of yellow-and-pink Impala rollerblades and surfboards.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
  • Carissa Moore first got on a surfboard as a five-year old in idyllic Waikiki.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2021
  • That, like most modern, non-wooden surfboards, was made with polyurethane foam.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Except something was wrong: The surfer, with his surfboard attached to him, was facedown in the water.
    Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The first is the wide-scale production of cheap soft-top surfboards, which are floaty enough to catch pretty much every mushy wave that rolls through.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Eventually, the hotel plans to offer bike, surfboard and rollerblade rentals for The Views area.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021

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