How to Use pirogue in a Sentence

pirogue

noun
  • Kathy Gerken raced in a pirogue that was handmade by her mother 15 years ago.
    — Tana R.h. Stevenson, NOLA.com, 14 June 2017
  • Pulling his pirogue up to one of the buoys, marked by a white tassel flag, Camara began to pull in a net.
    — Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Hours before sunup every weekday, Adama and his five-man crew roll their pirogues out to sea.
    — Chidinma Irene Nwoye, Quartz Africa, 27 Feb. 2020
  • For the migrants on the pirogue off Dakar, the terror unfolded in the early morning darkness not more than 50 yards from shore.
    — Dionne Searcey, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue.
    — Andrew Jacobs, The Seattle Times, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Sometimes the danger is a super trawler whose wake can easily swamp a pirogue.
    — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Most of it takes place on boats — from smoke-belching steamers to cargo-bloated barges to slender pirogues carved by ax out of massive trees.
    — Max Bearak, Washington Post, 2 June 2018
  • Stop to visit a fishing village on the way, and learn about the economy and culture that have grown up around these pirogue-paddling fishermen.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Fishermen in pirogue canoes said waters that used to yield massive hauls are now nearly devoid of fish.
    — Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Inside, the walls of Ms. Diouf’s office are decorated with photos of her in a pirogue and wearing an orange life jacket.
    — New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Wooden pirogue boats idle in the bay, while young people do odd jobs – rolling car tires across town or selling bags of tap water – to help their parents make ends meet.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2025
  • As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.
    — Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024

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