How to Use boater in a Sentence

boater

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  • This video shows the Coast Guard rescue a boater and a dog during Helene.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Minnesota law requires boaters to clean all watercraft of any plant life or invasive species.
    — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The firefighters were credited by the Coast Guard for saving the lives of the three boaters.
    — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Teenage boaters become fish food for a giant underwater predator.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Police say three other boaters were injured, and were treated and released from a local hospital.
    — Natalie Johnson, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Bintliff sizes up the questioner, usually a boater or swimmer or fisherman, then picks from his collection.
    — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • There are also a number of smaller patrol boats, vessels from the Navy along with at least 15 private boaters assisting with the search.
    — J.d. Gallop, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The liveaboard boaters have formed their own group, the Miami Beach Boaters Association.
    — Greg Allen, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The five boaters who were rescued were transported to a hospital for treatment, the Coast Guard said, according to Fox 61.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Harry was rescued by recreational boaters in early February, entangled in a large fishing net, off the Upper Keys.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2019
  • River authority officials have warned that boaters and campers could be killed by rapidly rising water levels if the McQueeny dam’s three spill gates collapsed all at once.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • While the route has become a boater pilgrimage due to its amazing whitewater, flatwater, and reservoir paddling, there are plenty of exciting ways to explore this dramatic landscape.
    — Mike Bezemek, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • 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

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