dory

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Recent Examples of dory More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats. Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023 Ride in a traditional wooden dory boat piloted by our trip leader, Kale Cimperman, who regales his passengers with tales of the early Idaho rafting guides – the subject of his master’s thesis. Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023 Spectators will see a variety of floats, and dory boats decorated in creative ways. oregonlive, 12 July 2023 Saline 20 is home to Les Zigotos, a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the dory, Saint-Pierre’s traditional wooden boat. Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for dory
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Noun
  • To explore the area, visitors can hike, canoe, or hop aboard a boat on the Lemmenjoki River.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Anyone who has tried to paddle a canoe upstream knows what that means.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • L’Epée 1839 reinterpreted La Regatta as a Métiers d’Art creation with Georgian enameler David Kakabadze, designed as a vertical clock with a long, slender silhouette drawn from a racing skiff through a blue, rare flinqué enameling technique.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • From the skiff, Jewel prayed as the officers cuffed the men, allegedly roughed one up, and eventually coerced him into revealing where the stash was.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Rivera, who met Goldberg at a dinner with his manager five years ago, ran with the idea, placing a cast of Puerto Rican luminaries in the famous rowboat alongside Bad Bunny — who is draped in the Puerto Rican flag and standing in Washington’s place.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Next comes Emergency Medical Services in a rowboat.
    Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nguyen was among those refugees, crowding as a teen on a dinghy heading for international waters.
    Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Dock the dinghy at Bar One to enjoy a frozen cocktail or an ice-cold beer at this floating bar anchored offshore.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Walk or kayak along the city's gorgeous riverfront parks and trails.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But her college housemate and kayak support paddler, Sarah Enix, said the swim odyssey — with Breed intending to be in the water each day for five hours and 10 to 12 miles — is being planned meticulously.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.
    Teresa Tomassoni, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Somebody was evacuating the karaoke machine on a pontoon made of wood and inflatable toys.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The oar swung violently in its oarlock, knocking him into the river and crumpling the raft’s aluminum frame.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Wide-scale desertions and 2 million draft dodgers are among a raft of challenges for Ukraine, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said last month.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dory. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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