Example sentences for: harbors

How can you use “harbors” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Islam never gained a strong foothold in Bali, which was difficult to invade because of its many reefs and lack of harbors, and had few products to attract traders.

  • The state's growing eco-tourism industry harbors many "enviros" who regard the fragile bounty of their land with a quiet pride that has less to do with ownership than with stewardship.

  • If you want to get out and see a lot of boats without doing any sailing, head to the Bahamas during the Regattas, when boats crowd the harbors and the little towns are full of yachtsmen.

  • Not surprisingly in a town attracting an affluent retirement community, the port is more pleasure- than work-oriented, filling its harbors with cruise liners and yachts, ferries and seaplanes.

  • A few weeks ago, on his public-radio program A Prairie Home Companion , Garrison Keillor spent several minutes conversing with the occasional character Larry, his fictional twin brother, who lives beneath the stage and harbors resentments about a show-business career that slipped away.


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