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Sailing is an English word with synonyms like seafaring or flight. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sailing in a sentence

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Sailing meaning

present participle and gerund of sail

Synonyms of Sailing

Using Sailing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of sail
  • Useful related words include: seafaring, flight, soaring, sailplaning.
  • In the example corpus, sailing often appears in combinations such as: smooth sailing, sailing yacht, of sailing.

Context around Sailing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sailing

  • In this selection, "sailing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ship, intercollegiate, small, association, yachts and cards stand out and add context to how "sailing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2000 dinghy sailing experience provides, 4 40pm sailing and smooth sailing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sailing" sits close to words such as designers, downs and evaluate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sailing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We are sailing, we are sailing! (6 words)

Yet participation in Mirror sailing and other forms of sailing is in decline. (13 words)

I remember going to Hawaii and taking Sailing Lessons and Sailing around Diamond Head. (14 words)

A boat can be 'worked to windward', to arrive at an upwind destination, by sailing close-hauled with the wind coming from one side, then tacking (turning the boat through the eye of the wind) and sailing with the wind coming from the other side. (45 words)

Ad, who rekindled his passion for catamaran sailing after years in South America, introduced Maarten to competitive sailing at age 15. Since then, their bond has deepened, evolving from father-son dynamics to a true team connection on the water. (40 words)

Clipper ship sailing cards Clipper ship sailing card for the "Free Trade", printed by Nesbitt & Co., NY, early 1860s Departures of clipper ships, mostly from New York and Boston to San Francisco, were advertised by clipper ship sailing cards. (39 words)

We are sailing, we are sailing! (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

Clipper ship sailing cards Clipper ship sailing card for the "Free Trade", printed by Nesbitt & Co., NY, early 1860s Departures of clipper ships, mostly from New York and Boston to San Francisco, were advertised by clipper ship sailing cards.

Sailing yachts main A small sailing yacht Sailing yachts can range in overall length ( Length Over All —LOA) from about convert to well over convert, where the distinction between a yacht and a ship becomes blurred.

It's a chance for you to take on a life at sea with sailing adventures, which come with customizable ships equipped with a ton of facilities that can be used to train the Sailing skill.

Lafond began his training at the National Sailing Academy before switching to the racing programme at the Antigua Yacht Club and is now on a World Sailing scholarship.

Max, has a wealth of sailing experience and a degree in adventure education and he has been sailing since the age of 13.

Ad, who rekindled his passion for catamaran sailing after years in South America, introduced Maarten to competitive sailing at age 15. Since then, their bond has deepened, evolving from father-son dynamics to a true team connection on the water.

Jennie was also spotted on the campaign trial for the Liberal Democrats, sailing with the Disabled Sailing Association with leader Ed Davey and Darling in Torbay Harbour.

Jerwood recently competed in her second Olympic Games for the Australian sailing team in the mixed dinghy event with her sailing partner, Conor Nicholas.

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We are sailing, we are sailing!

Abbey Sailing Club in Abingdon is running an open afternoon on Sunday, May 12, aimed at beginners or people who want to get back into sailing.

I remember going to Hawaii and taking Sailing Lessons and Sailing around Diamond Head.

Sailing opened the season with a first-place finish and two qualifying spots at the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Men’s Singlehanded Championship last week.

Bus to meet the 9.45am sailing from Ardrossan and back to the pier for the 4.40pm sailing.

He said: “Olivia’s passion for sailing always shone through and all those who knew her in the sailing community will miss her tremendously; she was both a likeable and fair competitor.

Sailing with young children Alex and Inez, the Swedish family began the rally in 2015 sailing to Australia before taking a year out to return to Europe for the children’s schooling.

The 2000 Dinghy Sailing Experience provides an opportunity for families, couples and individuals to get involved in the sport for the first time or to brush up on their sailing skills in a relaxed environment.

Yet participation in Mirror sailing and other forms of sailing is in decline.

A boat can be 'worked to windward', to arrive at an upwind destination, by sailing close-hauled with the wind coming from one side, then tacking (turning the boat through the eye of the wind) and sailing with the wind coming from the other side.

Additionally high schools and colleges may offer sailboat racing programs through the Interscholastic Sailing Association (in the USA) and the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (in the USA and some parts of Canada).

Advanced sailing spacecraft might deploy field coils as "keels," so the spacecraft could use the difference in vector between the solar magnetic field and the solar wind, much as sailing yachts do.

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with sailing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sailing" in a sentence?
An example: "Clipper ship sailing cards Clipper ship sailing card for the "Free Trade", printed by Nesbitt & Co., NY, early 1860s Departures of clipper ships, mostly from New York and Boston to San Francisco, were advertised by clipper ship sailing cards." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sailing" from authentic English texts.
What does "sailing" mean?
Sailing means: present participle and gerund of sail
What are synonyms of "sailing"?
Common synonyms of "sailing" include: seafaring, flight, soaring, sailplaning, gliding, glide, leaving, going away. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sailing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sailing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.