How to Use boater in a Sentence

boater

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  • Video released by the Coast Guard showed the moment boaters pulled the boy from the water.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • These two friends from St. Petersburg were among the many boaters who used their own vessels to ferry supplies to and evacuate people from the barrier islands.
    — Kathryn Varn, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Coast Guard did not name the boater or specify the charges.
    — Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The laws are pretty clear on what boaters can and cannot do.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2020
  • When deputies arrived, a boater had already pulled one of the teens from the lake.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • A lot of boaters choose to stay at Priest Lake because of the easy access for them.
    — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Coast Guard sent in a helicopter with a crew to help the distressed boater.
    — Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The crew was able to rescue the boater without any injuries.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The mother and daughter were swept under the a bridge, where a boater pulled them out.
    — CBS News, 13 June 2022
  • That was good for the orcas but may be the cause of the problems for boaters, said Zerbini.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • The missing boater is a man in his mid-40s wearing a blue shirt with gray shorts.
    — Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 13 June 2020
  • The helicopter crew lifted the third boater from the water.
    — CBS News, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Opponents of the bill say that boaters aren’t the central cause of the problems.
    — Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The body was first discovered by a boater who then called 911.
    — Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, 25 Apr. 2021
  • That's when the group of white boaters attacked Pickett, punching and kicking him to the ground.
    — Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Sternberg is not a boater, but sees the potential of growth.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Deputies are urging these boaters ahead of time to be patient.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • Many praised a group of Black men for coming to Pickett’s defense against the white boaters.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This video shows the Coast Guard rescue a boater and a dog during Helene.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The firefighters were credited by the Coast Guard for saving the lives of the three boaters.
    — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The lake was busy with boaters on Saturday, which was sunny and warm.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But more critical is the danger a bad hit could cause to boaters.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2019
  • What happens when a boater needs a rescue far away from shore?
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2021
  • Later Friday, a boater saw the body of the man who had been with the child in the water, Chronister said.
    — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 13 June 2021
  • The DiTomasso girls said their dad is a boater and wise on the water.
    — CBS News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • One of the main reasons for this that the club allows new boaters to enter the industry.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
  • Skip was an avid hunter and boater – both sailing and fishing; and a member of the Mudheads.
    — courant.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • As the initial tussle calmed down, videos appeared to show a group of Black men confronting the White boaters.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The captain spent 45 minutes hailing the boaters, asking them to move their craft.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Warner, who was not wearing a life jacket, is the sixth boater to die in the Northeast in May, the Coast Guard said in a tweet.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2021

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