How to Use regatta in a Sentence

regatta

noun
  • The square out front is a chaos of boat crews jostling at the regatta awards.
    — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
  • The bridges over the Charles were packed to see the world's largest three-day regatta.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Kate took to the sea as skipper of one of the eight boats racing in the regatta.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Events such as the grape stomp, the giant pumpkin weigh-off and the regatta will be back again this year.
    — Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2017
  • My first day of regatta-ing continued aboard a small yacht reserved for guests.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
  • Leonor gave her sister a sweet kiss at the Copa del Rey regatta.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Features on-stage contests with prizes, vendors, a rubber pup regatta and fun in the pool.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • That same year, Law died of a heart attack while rowing in a regatta at the age of 79.
    — Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022
  • LaScala's Birra has a front row view of the regatta.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 7 May 2026
  • Here are some of the best shots from the world’s largest three-day regatta from the Globe photographers.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Buffett will be onsite for the regatta but won't be sailing and isn't scheduled to play a concert.
    — Bernie Wilson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The fall is the endurance season when teams compete against the clock and attend bigger regattas.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The regatta is, by far, Clermont’s largest tourist event, Gleason said.
    — Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2017
  • In April of this year, the regatta was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • In April of this year, the regatta was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
  • The walls are crackled, but the ornate carvings that crawl up the wall's columns lead up to flags left over from a recent regatta.
    — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Hooten was no stranger to rowing and had been training for a regatta in about a week, longtime friend John Jonik said.
    — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Where to watch ice boating There are many places around the United States and the world to watch regattas.
    — Francesca Krempa, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026
  • According to Sharp, about 75 percent of the boats sank in the early days of the regatta.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2021
  • Rowers were out early on the Charles Thursday, getting ready for the world's largest three-day regatta.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The fifth and seventh graders won the regatta this year with Titanic 4, their third version of the vessel.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2019
  • Bright regatta flags with the Paris 2024 insignia stretched overhead.
    — John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024
  • All 1,200 rooms in Clermont County were booked each night of the regatta.
    — Cincinnati.com, 30 May 2017
  • As outsiders visiting this ecosystem of wealth, none of us really knew the inner workings of a regatta.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
  • The regatta grew from humble beginnings.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • When the boats came in at the end of Friday’s action, Takahashi found himself in a hole for the first time during the regatta.
    — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, 20 July 2019
  • The 10-day event is the largest sailing regatta on Lake Erie and one of the largest on the Great Lakes.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 23 June 2017
  • Now, Pierre fuses both of those interests as the co-founder of the charity regatta, Sail for a Cause.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • Decades later, the river hosted a regatta tied to the country's 100th birthday.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The second day and regatta concluded for me with one of the daily prize ceremonies that award the winners of each day of sailing, and where the boat shoes come off and the flip flops come on.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026

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