How to Use sailing in a Sentence

sailing

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  • They're going sailing next week.
  • Captain Cook may have spent 30 years on the high seas, but the sailing yacht looks brand new.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2023
  • So that’s the first idea to dispel, that boom times are easy sailing for solo GPs.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The fare includes one night in a hotel before the sailing, all meals, Wi-Fi and more.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • The luxury 417-foot-long boat, named Koru, is believed to be the largest sailing yacht in the world.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • Here are eight unknown facts about one of the most game-changing sailing yachts on the water.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The 11-night trip includes seven days of sailing on the Nile River, plus four days in Cairo.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • From there came a pivot to Kennedy White House vibes, with sailing, swimsuits, and the great outdoors.
    — Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Like every bonafide sailing yacht, Sea Cloud Spirit heels (leans) when the sails are up.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The first of its world cruises is a 116-night sailing on Queen Anne, Cunard's new ship scheduled to launch in May.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The part of the contemporary sailing vessel where the malls are clustered is called the midship.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The children, who are between the ages of 12 and 13, alongside the sailing instructor, were safely rescued and brought aboard the MEP boat, the post said.
    — Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The sight of Kirkwood's wheel sailing toward the crowd invoked scary memories for longtime fans of the 500.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
  • The fire quickly spread, fed by the carrier’s 32-knot sailing speed, meant to give a boost to aircraft taking off on the day’s missions.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2023
  • On my sailing, more than half of the ship’s 140 passengers signed up for helicopter rides.
    — Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And finally, in this month’s attack, the Swiss sailing yacht Champagne had to be abandoned, and the vessel sank while it was towed to shore.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 24 May 2023
  • During the second half of the sailing, the ship makes an overnight stop in Bangkok, followed by a visit to the tropical island of Koh Samui.
    — Ceylan Yeginsu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • His father was an architect, and his mother co-owned a gourmet food store, taught art and ran a sailing school.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The house’s ties to the prestigious sailing event actually stretch back some 40 years.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Lightfoot – whose interest in sailing led him to the story – would come to consider the song his best work.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 1 May 2023
  • This is the same path the couple’s yacht took, according to a live tracking map monitored by their sailing club.
    — Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The pandemic shut down Heather Richard’s sailing company for six months in 2020.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
  • McGowan drew a four-pitch walk to open the inning and advanced on a bunt by Carlson, then Alyssa Daniell smashed the first pitch of her night sailing for a two-run home run to left.
    — oregonlive, 12 May 2023
  • Heritage Park features an 18-hole golf course and a 40-acre lake for fishing, sailing and swimming.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Spot otters and whales from the coast, book a barbecue and bonfire right on the beach, or spend the day sailing, golfing, biking, or surfing.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Windstar Cruises, known for its fleet of small ships and sailing yachts, will send Star Legend to the Med for a special winter season in 2024.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
  • To see all sailings currently open from Mobile, click here.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 2 May 2023
  • The owners also offer charter sailing trips as an add-on.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Iron and sky are interchangeable in the texts, which is why passages describe the dead sailing the iron and the king needing to break an iron barrier to reach the sky.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The team’s partner, H2O logistics, offered weekly sailings to Maui on their freight boats to the island.
    — Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023

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