sail - use in sentences
Object
- dinghy: She sailed a small open dinghy with only her son as crew along the Cornish coast to where the family were camping.
- yacht: Crew participate in all aspects of sailing the yacht.
- catamaran: Marje and I enjoy films, theater and travel, exploring Greek Islands ( and indeed, sailing catamarans in the Aegean ).
Converse of object
- furl: Quickly the crew furl the damaged sail and concentrate on getting us into the dinghy to start the Mull run.
- hoist: Hoist the sails and haul in the stern slip until parallel to the pontoon.
- unfurl: We sailed out of Civitavecchia at 6pm, the captain pressed a button and the sails unfurled from the 50ft masts.
- billow: Designed to reflect a billowing sail, this spectacular hotel can only be described as an architectural marvel.
- set: A couple of months later we set sail for the Far East where the ship was to carry the flag of the fleet.
Preposition: at
- hrs: There will be a tour of the Abbey before the ship sails at 13.30 hrs.
Preposition: over
- crossbar: Darren Bent started their resurgence with a strike from 25 yards in the 20th minute which narrowly sailed over the crossbar.
Adjective modifier
- lateen: It was assumed that this was a transitional survival between the ancient type and the more modern lateen sail.
Modifies a noun
- loft: It shows a sail loft where in the 1790's a Polar Bear was kept.
- honno: Ar y sail honno, yr ydym yn barod i ganiatáu i'r gyllideb gael ei derbyn.
Noun used with modifier
- ar: O weinyddiaeth sy'n honni ei bod yn gweithredu ar sail tystiolaeth, ni fu unrhyw dystiolaeth yn hynny o beth.
- windmill: The main reason he's famous is because of his death defying walks between the windmill sails, while they are turning.
- patent: A four storied brick tower mill with ogee cap, eight bladed fantail and four single sided patent sails rotating anti clockwise.
Preposition: on
- voyage: The 2012 Show have set sail on a voyage to access the Zero Point Field at the end of this world.
Adjective complement
- downstream: Sailing downstream, the first gorge is Qutang, a stretch five miles long with vertical cliff faces.
Preposition: of
- windmill: I glanced up at the sails of the windmill, now dim and still in the warm morning air.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- across: DAY 9. After breakfast, sail across to the island of Symi and to the harbor of Gialos at its northern tip.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
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