Get to know Skiff better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Skiff meaning
- A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
- Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
Synonyms of Skiff
Using Skiff
- The main meaning on this page is: A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern. | Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
- Useful related words include: small boat.
- In the example corpus, skiff often appears in combinations such as: his skiff, skiff in, rowing skiff.
Context around Skiff
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skiff
- In this selection, "skiff" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, julianna, open, via, appears, boat and behind stand out and add context to how "skiff" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 26 foot skiff on adams and a fishing skiff. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skiff" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skiff
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He owns the Deli, a skiff with a winch for hauling crab pots. (13 words)
Skiff said she and the class have plans for the future as well. (13 words)
Additionally, two good Samaritans arrived via skiff to assist with dewatering and vessel repairs. (14 words)
This is a species we've seen a number of times in Star Wars, especially going back to Return of the Jedi and seeing them as Jabba's skiff guards, but they're really given more of a standout live-action moment in The Mandalorian. (45 words)
The three men had been planning to fish the waters around the Pikelot Atoll, part of Micronesia, on March 31 when their 20-foot open skiff was caught by swells and its outboard motor was damaged, according to US Coast Guard officials. (42 words)
On June 23 Mario Graniel, a well-known tour guide from San Pedro Town was with US National Doctor Gary Paul Swank on a skiff behind Ambergris Caye when they were murdered by assailants who shot at them from a passing vessel. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
He owns the Deli, a skiff with a winch for hauling crab pots.
Linda and Paul would take a skiff over from a second boat in Watermelon Bay, while the rest of Wings slept in another vessel.
The Tony Soprano mistress Julianna Skiff appears a handful of times in season 6 and also fosters a toxic connection with Christopher.
College of Charleston assistant sailing coach Ian Barrows earned a bronze medal in the Olympic Games on Aug. 2 in Paris, teaming with Hans Henken in men's skiff.
The three men had been planning to fish the waters around the Pikelot Atoll, part of Micronesia, on March 31 when their 20-foot open skiff was caught by swells and its outboard motor was damaged, according to US Coast Guard officials.
Additionally, two good Samaritans arrived via skiff to assist with dewatering and vessel repairs.
Emma Hathaway with her almost-completed skiff as she drills the fastener holes to be able to attach the oarlock pads to the hull.
Across the turquoise water by the mangrove, forest ranger Allan Halliday spots a fishing skiff.
At some point, Rey leaves the group and takes a strange skiff-boat thing to see the Death Star II.
Fishers return from the sea in their skiff in Moroni, the capital of the volcanic Comoros archipelago, on July 31, 2018.
For the most part, ship to ship warfare was reduced to a 9,000-ton destroyer confronting a 2-ton pirate skiff.
I would not be surprised to see Adam Schiff pushed off the ship of state after this, rowing a skiff back to dry land.
Kirstin Guidry stands on the prow of her grandfather’s skiff on the lawn in July 2010 of their house on Isle Jean Charles.
Mr. Jurisich, 56, was steering his 26-foot skiff on Adams Bay, between the west bank of the Mississippi and the Gulf, where his family owns the leases on oyster beds.
On a recent weekday evening, Allen said, “Hold on tight,” as he placed his hands on the steering wheel of a 30-foot aluminum skiff and peered through the darkness ahead.
On June 23 Mario Graniel, a well-known tour guide from San Pedro Town was with US National Doctor Gary Paul Swank on a skiff behind Ambergris Caye when they were murdered by assailants who shot at them from a passing vessel.
Partially flooded, courtesy of incompetence, and haunted by the spirits of the dead, this tunnel may exist, but it is a dangerous proposal to navigate it by skiff.
Skiff said she and the class have plans for the future as well.
This is a species we've seen a number of times in Star Wars, especially going back to Return of the Jedi and seeing them as Jabba's skiff guards, but they're really given more of a standout live-action moment in The Mandalorian.
Whether you are piloting a seiner, running a skiff, or paddling a canoe, water is.
Common combinations with skiff
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his skiff 3×
- skiff in 2×
- rowing skiff 2×
- skiff on 2×
- -foot skiff 2×
- skiff and 2×