How to Use powerboat in a Sentence

powerboat

noun
  • From the yacht, a purring and glossy powerboat came up into the shallows.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2020
  • The stunt's goal was to jump the canal as a powerboat sped underneath the airborne car.
    — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020
  • This task was accomplished in the necessary rush and soon all hands were back in the powerboat.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2021
  • His income also helped buy his family home and powerboat through all-cash deals.
    — Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • But this was his dream house, with a back porch six feet above the water and a dock for his powerboat reaching out beyond.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The vessels involved in the fire include one sailboat and two powerboats.
    — Ryan Masters, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2017
  • Kevin Finnegan said that many powerboat owners don’t get safety training.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Can the Lightning trailer a large and heavy powerboat up and down a hilly two-lane at Texas speeds?
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 May 2022
  • With a beam of 42 feet, Vector is wider than the average powerboat is long.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Aerial video showed the suspect driving a pickup towing a small powerboat.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022
  • For the first time in about 25 years, powerboat racing will return to downtown Louisville.
    — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
  • Boaters vied for the coveted best-in-show award along with first, second and third place in both powerboat and sailboat classes.
    — Kirk Sides Staff Photographer, Chron, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Azimut Yachts is diving into the world’s first electric powerboat league.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
  • At least one powerboat, the Enata Foiler, has retractable foils.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 May 2021
  • Buzzi, a 10-time world powerboat champion, had been racing for over 40 years.
    — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The study also recorded the highest PFD wear rate seen for adults in open powerboats.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • Some powerboat rentals will operate from a dock farther east, with shuttles taking customers out.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What was the reaction to the design of the RaceBird powerboat?
    — Rachel Ingram, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The deputies arrived at the scene and found a 25-foot fiberglass hull powerboat on fire, authorities added.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • Powering over the horizon on my beloved center console powerboat and not wearing a shirt for long periods of time!
    — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In the dim corner of the lobby, Beck scrolled through images on his smart phone and stopped at one of a pretty white powerboat called Xander.
    — Haley Sweetland Edwards, Time, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Each lodging also comes with its own powerboat, perfect for exploring nearby islets and hopping over to the marinas at nearby cays.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The event will feature some 40 wooden-hull vessels ranging from powerboats to sailboats and custom wooden craft.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Year after year, Wisconsin ranks in the top 10 states in sales of new powerboats, engines and accessories.
    — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Already partial to riding a board off the back of his brother's powerboat, Samuelson also partook in winter sports.
    — CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The eastern fifth of the flowage is a voluntary quiet area, with more slow-boating fishermen and paddlers than the busier western side that sees more powerboats.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2018
  • That top speed is bettered only by the yard’s 43-foot Swan Shadow powerboat, which can hit a bonkers 55 knots all out.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Along it, over 200 island and mainland sites, two-thirds of them private, are open for visits or camping reached via kayaks, sailboats or powerboats.
    — Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 May 2016
  • In February, powerboat sales were up 34% compared with the same month last year, the association said.
    — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 4 May 2021

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