How to Use wakeboard in a Sentence

wakeboard

noun
  • On July 8, a first wave pushed the nose of the wakeboard boat down.
    John Marks, charlotteobserver, 16 July 2017
  • Jason used to pull his sons around their house on a miniature wakeboard.
    Stephen Ruiz, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • That’s enough power and speed to pull a rider on a foiling wakeboard.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Like on a snowboard, bindings secure your boots to your wakeboard.
    Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
  • Mr. Richman performs wakeboard-like tricks 50 feet in the air and uses his kite to ride a surfboard on Pe’ahi, or Jaws, a wave on Maui renowned for its 30-plus-foot faces.
    Jen Murphy, WSJ, 19 May 2017
  • William Jackson Fite, who was driving the wakeboard, was charged with boating under the influence on the day of the crash and was released on $2,000 bond.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • In the footage, North rides on a wakeboard with an instructor as her mother gives her words of encouragement from the boat.
    Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Their team will provide hands-on training with the cable system and will coach and give lessons to guests who want improve their wakeboard skills.
    al, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The wakeboard boat was tied to the back side of the houseboat, parallel to the bigger boat, the anchor lines from the houseboat running about six feet above the smaller vessel.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Folsom is where people come to boat and ski or wakeboard, suntan on the beaches, float around, swim or paddle, and in winter, fish for bass or trout.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • In the first Instagram Story clip, Kardashian stood upright on a wakeboard in the sea while being pulled along by a rope held by an instructor.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Beginner wakeboards tend to be stable and easy to maneuver.
    Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
  • Starling was a passenger on a 2012 Mastercraft wakeboard boat when the boat collided with a second vessel.
    Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al.com, 20 July 2019
  • Choose to jump, water ski or wakeboard in the chilly waters to support Make-A-Wish Idaho, which grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
    Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Despite the wipeout, Kim gracefully hopped back up and successfully rode a wave, then posting a photo of herself posing in a black wetsuit and life jacket with a Liquid Force wakeboard.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2021
  • Special attractions include two drag boats, a demo on marine electronics and appearances by wakeboard champ Jimmy LaRiche.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, AL.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Locals posted videos on social media of people on wakeboards, surfboards and even personal watercraft on streets that had become waterways.
    Joshua Sudock, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2017

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