Example sentences for: sailing

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

  • My own connection stems from a lifetime of sailing, a brief stint in the WWII US Navy, and an abiding lexicographic concern for terms nautical, the last of which is manifesting itself in the preparation of a historical nautical dictionary.

  • A submarine trip also dives from here, and one of the best nautical trips is an excursion aboard the Windjammer San Miguel, a fine old transatlantic sailing ship built in 1919.

  • Wealthy parents can talk endlessly at the country club about the costs of Maine summer camps, high-school semesters abroad, little Andrew's sailing trophies, and what hunt Sarah rides with regularly.

  • Now you can hardly see the water for moored yachts; halyards clink and large cars are parked outside exclusive sailing clubs.

  • But they’re also active sports enthusiasts, eager to escape the city for a round of golf, sailing, or skiing (only a couple hours away in the Pyrenees).


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