How to Use seaworthy in a Sentence

seaworthy

adjective
  • But for a rising tide to lift all boats, the boats have to be seaworthy.
    — Steph Yang, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
  • This ship, with its wider hull, proved more seaworthy and sailed for 30 years.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The 19-foot vessel sustained light damage to its bow but was still seaworthy.
    — Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 28 July 2022
  • If Thorn’s metal craft don’t look especially seaworthy, that just adds to the sense of alarm.
    — Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Cabral, a welder who still works for Rafael’s company, has had a lot less work in recent months to keep the green boats seaworthy.
    — David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2018
  • The two sailors and their two dogs were brought safely aboard after the Navy determined their boat was no longer seaworthy.
    — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • But though the ship was seaworthy and well-stocked with cargo and supplies, its lifeboat was missing and not a single person was aboard.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The two sailors and their two dogs were brought safely aboard after the Navy determined that their boat was no longer seaworthy.
    — Author: Eli Rosenberg, Lindsey Bever, Alaska Dispatch News, 27 Oct. 2017
  • In short, humans got to Australia by crossing dozens of miles of open water in some kind of seaworthy vessel.
    — Stephen E. Nash, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2016
  • The cast runs to 24 actors, many of them also puppeteers, with a small fleet of crew members to make the whole show seaworthy.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t do disservice to those hard old dudes who braved the North Sea in a heavy, somewhat seaworthy, plank skiffs.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2021
  • That has encouraged him to seek out the cheapest seaworthy vessels—inevitably, ones that barely float.
    — Alex Perry, Newsweek, 10 June 2015
  • Dean claims his arm was broken because Ripka was negligent and his ship wasn't seaworthy.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, OregonLive.com, 17 Dec. 2017
  • However, while the ships proved to be seaworthy, definite weaknesses were shown in the plan.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2017
  • Probably few hold fast to the belief that building a seaworthy, or lakeworthy cardboard boat is a breeze.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 5 June 2017
  • The Machine Odyssey isn't simply a seaworthy science project.
    — Ed Garsten, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Three more will be in long-term maintenance or overhauls and would require many months, even in emergencies, to become seaworthy.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2020
  • That return trip almost directly into the swell would have tested us more than Mike’s tough, seaworthy boat.
    — oregonlive, 2 July 2021
  • And although one owner tried, a Bugatti Veyron is not seaworthy.
    — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Many boats leaving Libya are overcrowded and barely seaworthy.
    — Lefteris Pitarakis, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The ship sustained some damage, but no injuries were reported and the vessel remained seaworthy.
    — TIME, 18 Jan. 2024
  • With Time, the focus is on creating a floating refuge that gives owners the freedom to enjoy time on a seaworthy yacht.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The side of a supertanker docked in Cleveland in the hot sun, once a proud seaworthy vessel, now a ragtag museum.
    — David Means, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
  • The suit relies on an 1851 maritime law and argues that the company made the boat seaworthy.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Many are barely seaworthy and often engage in ship-to-ship transfers of their cargo while at sea in an effort to obscure the oil’s origin.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The large pumpkin shells are surprisingly seaworthy but difficult to steer.
    — Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Set sail for Saturn’s seaworthy moon Titan, which may sport the ingredients for life.
    — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 2 June 2018
  • The actual building of the Navy was slow; the first three frigates were not seaworthy until 1799.
    — David F. Eisner, National Review, 31 May 2021
  • After the dhow was deemed seaworthy and its crew was questioned, they were provided with food and water and released, according to the statement.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 10 May 2021
  • Authorities considered pushing the boat, apparently seaworthy, back out to sea, but the surf was too strong at the time.
    — Anthony Mendoza, Orange County Register, 5 June 2017

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