Examples of speedboat in a Sentence
speedboats leaving wakes that cause damage to docked vessels and the shoreline
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Cuban officials have said the speedboat was detected with 10 men and military equipment aboard in waters north of the island.
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
In January, the Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Set on a private hillside estate with Gulf of Saint-Tropez access via speedboat, the resort features a bayside pool, a beach club and a restaurant by Yannick Alléno.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
In a series of sharp engagements in the 1980s, American naval and Special Operations forces sank Iranian ships and speedboats and destroyed Iranian bases being used to attack tankers.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
In January, the Colombian Navy seized over two tons of cocaine from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Set on a private hillside estate with Gulf of Saint-Tropez access via speedboat, the resort features a bayside pool, a beach club and a restaurant by Yannick Alléno.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
In a series of sharp engagements in the 1980s, American naval and Special Operations forces sank Iranian ships and speedboats and destroyed Iranian bases being used to attack tankers.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Speedboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedboat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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speedboat
noun
speed·boat
ˈspēd-ˌbōt 
: a fast motorboat
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