How to Use toboggan in a Sentence
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This event’s snow area will feature a toboggan hill and toddler zone.
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Chronicle Staff Report,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Jan. 2018
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Look for a toboggan with handles built into the sides.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Do toboggan sleds have weight limits?
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Their truck bed was packed with plastic toboggans and a metal bowl for making ice cream in the snow.
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Kate Talerico,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Any time snow collects on a hill, children haul out their sleds and toboggans to see who can get down the slope the fastest.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Kids should always wear helmets when riding on a toboggan.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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Once, after a blizzard, my dad placed my two younger brothers and me on a toboggan and tied the rope around his waist.
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Jenny Rough,
Washington Post,
14 May 2018
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Tow rope Most toboggans also feature a tow rope attached to the front of the sled.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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You will be paired with a pro to patrol the slopes, learn how to handle a toboggan and practice rescues.
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Mary Forgione,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2022
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The gem of City Forest in the winter are the beloved toboggan runs.
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Robert Allen,
Detroit Free Press,
13 Feb. 2018
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Bieber took the stage in a black toboggan, as box candles on the stadium screens bathed the arena floor in a soft glow.
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Eliott C. McLaughlin,
CNN,
11 Nov. 2022
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Patrollers must be able to ski an 80-pound toboggan loaded with a large adult to safety.
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Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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Riders shoot down the hills on wooden toboggans, reaching speeds up to 50 mph.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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Visitors could dance to a jazz band, spin in a Ferris wheel and ride on a water toboggan.
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John Kelly,
Washington Post,
3 June 2017
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One year our family Christmas gift was a wooden toboggan that could just about fit all six of us.
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Ryan D'agostino,
Popular Mechanics,
24 Nov. 2018
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The Mets have been on their own hallucinogenic toboggan ride.
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Michael Powell,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2016
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Verbier is home to a gorgeously scenic and very long toboggan run, providing over three miles of thrilling fun.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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Don’t ride a toboggan on your stomach, facing backward or standing.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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The rider controls the direction of the toboggan by shifting their body weight from one side to the other.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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His body had to be loaded onto a toboggan and pulled by ski patrollers up to an area where it could be taken back to the base of the resort.
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Julie Jag,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
5 Jan. 2023
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Display cards on an antique shutter or door, and add height to a teeny Christmas tree with an old toboggan.
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Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2022
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Three police officers who were part of the human toboggan team on Floyd’s back are still uncharged.
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Scott Ostler,
SFChronicle.com,
31 May 2020
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He was last seen wearing a red toboggan, red T-shirt, blue jeans, a black jacket and white shoes with red trim, officials said.
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Anna Beahm,
AL.com,
27 Feb. 2018
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For the more daring visitors, Mutianyu offers a toboggan ride to the bottom of the wall.
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Mei Zhang,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
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To reach the peak, the trio had to hike ten miles into the backcountry while pulling their skis, safety equipment, tents, and sleeping bags on toboggans.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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But we are treated to the sight of a snowmobile pulling a toboggan with 10 fleeing people, heading back to the ship.
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John Anderson,
WSJ,
12 Oct. 2021
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Folks have come here for decades, bringing toboggans and inner tubes and setting up chairs and snow picnics for a day of sliding, snowball fights and snowmen.
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Dino Vournas,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2017
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For a different kind of drop, try the toboggan run at Waukesha’s Lowell Park.
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Chelsey Lewis,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2020
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The town offers plenty of non-skiing fun, including night hikes and toboggan adventures.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Dec. 2025
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Don’t miss riding a toboggan down a 30-foot-high former ski jump onto frozen Mirror Lake.
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Megan Michelson,
Outside Online,
20 Jan. 2020
- The kids tobogganed down the hill.
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There's even a place to toboggan in the county — and trails are open throughout the region for brisk, winter hikes.
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Sheryl Devore,
Lake County News-Sun,
19 Dec. 2017
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In winter, snowshoeing and tobogganing down the hill are added to the lineup.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The backdrop of snowy evergreens makes the meadow a beautiful place to sled or toboggan.
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John Pana,
cleveland,
9 Jan. 2020
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The property provides easy access to skiing and tobogganing on the Wallberg.
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Alex Halberstadt,
Smithsonian,
24 Jan. 2018
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The main reason for my trip to this part of Bavaria, the large state that occupies Germany’s southeastern corner, was to indulge a curiosity about tobogganing.
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Alex Halberstadt,
Smithsonian,
24 Jan. 2018
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The town and its surroundings offer outdoor activities year-round, from skiing in the winter to summer tobogganing down Straza Hill, which provides amazing views of the water below.
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Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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Getting There This corner of Germany is renowned for its medieval villages, fairy-tale castles, hearty food, and outdoor pursuits — especially tobogganing in the winter.
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Alex Halberstadt,
Smithsonian,
24 Jan. 2018
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When not on assignment, Robbie can be found chasing adventures at home in the heart of the Alps, or photographing rock climbers on via ferrata, tobogganing competitions, and cultural events.
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National Geographic,
15 Sep. 2019
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