How to Use sailing in a Sentence

sailing

noun
  • They're going sailing next week.
  • The sailings will range from four to eight nights long.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Lunchtime was spent with friends she's met sailing over the years.
    — Nancy Chen, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Rub a dry bar of soap along the teeth, and voilà—smooth sailing.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Those on board the world’s largest sailing yacht are in for a good night’s sleep.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 July 2026
  • Prices vary widely even for the same sailing of the same ship.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • For him and the sailing club, this means more than just football and chili.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Here were the best and worst parts of sailing in Europe.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This sailing school is open to kids as young as five years old (as well as classes for adults).
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The last three seasons, though, have been rough sailing for the Mids.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 10 Dec. 2022
  • On select sailings, the third and fourth guests in your party can sail for free.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The clients worried about getting back for sailing (which had long passed).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • More than 50 sailings are open for booking.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Hey, why is there a sailing story on my F1 home page?
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Let’s go sailing, sailing over the bounding main.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Robinson had clear sailing to the end zone with only one tackler to beat.
    — oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2021
  • If riding the waves is on your travel list, then a sailing outfit is a must.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 24 May 2022
  • Guidance on how sailing would be able to return has only come in the last month.
    — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 26 May 2021
  • The hull has a modern shape that all Solaris sailing yachts have.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The agency had to suspend sailings on the route for five days due to a breakdown.
    — Brett Davis | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The 417-foot yacht is thought to be the largest sailing yacht in the world, or near the top.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026
  • The good news is the bands will be reusable on future sailings.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The first of those sailings will depart on May 28.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But the transition to its methods is not all smooth sailing.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • But my first day on the world’s longest wooden sailing yacht starts with a wobble.
    — Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ta’s journey to makeup wasn’t smooth sailing.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • Paramount’s quest for Warner has been far from smooth sailing.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Paramount’s quest for Warner has been far from smooth sailing.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Here are eight unknown facts about one of the most game-changing sailing yachts on the water.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024

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