How to Use pontoon in a Sentence

pontoon

noun
  • The dock, where the home’s pontoon boat is by secured.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Next to it sat a pontoon boat and a basketball goal.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Jet skis, pontoon boats, kayaks and fishing poles are available for rent.
    — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The couple looked mostly at pontoon boats.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Each swimming area will be marked off with buoys and will include a pontoon to access them.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023
  • Michael Buzzell saw the value in pontoon boats early.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That misses the point of a pontoon boat, not to mention living on a nice piece of lakeshore.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Her pontoon boat was lifting up onto her dock, which was being ripped out piece-by-piece.
    — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The man’s actions didn’t stop the pontoon from going under.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Tiny shells jutted from both pontoons seven months later.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • On our first morning, Gobe Mmereki took us out on a pontoon boat.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Or, have dinner on a pontoon boat with each course delivered by silent canoe.
    — Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But nature is the real reason people step on his pontoon.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Ray, who is Black, was the only defendant not on the pontoon boat to be charged in the case.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Hop off your pontoon boat or wade in from the sandy beach at Pines Recreation Area.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Rivera rented a pontoon boat at the lake with Josey on July 8.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Vehicles would load onto a pontoon, two at a time, when the current wasn’t too strong and the rains not too heavy.
    — Gertrude Kitongo, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The fighting appeared to follow a riverboat's attempt to dock where a pontoon boat was moored.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, every family receives a private pontoon boat to use for their stay.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
  • The boat's co-captain said he was attacked after moving the pontoon boat a few feet to make way for the riverboat.
    — CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Hourly and daily rentals include pontoons, fishing boats, ski boats, kayaks and other water toys.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The following morning, dozens of people gathered on pontoon boats to watch.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Gear is provided, and the expert guides will navigate the pontoons, put the bait on the hook, and take the fish off for you.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • The sunshade on her stroller had gotten twisted around its thin chrome bars, reminding me of the pontoon that had been torn off.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Guests can take in the eclipse by land or by lake, there are complimentary kayaks, paddle boats, and even a pontoon boat for rent.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
  • New amenities include pontoon boat rentals, a concrete boat launch and boat slips, as well as an on-site café and poolside cabanas.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • For something with a little more oomph, local marinas offer boat rentals ranging from pontoons to deck boats.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Shah and Vaidya were boating on a pontoon Saturday when their group anchored to swim.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Beach Road Watersports rents kayaks, jet skis, fishing boats, and pontoons for lazy days on the water.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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