How to Use "Sail" with Example Sentences

sail (n): a large cloth used to catch wind which helps a boat move through water

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Used with adjectives:

"Lower the main sail."
(main, head)

Used with verbs:

"The captain ordered us to raise the sails."
(raise, drop, lower, adjust)

"The sails flapped in the wind."
(flapped, hung)

sail (v): to travel on water in a boat

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Used with adverbs:

"The boat sailed gracefully."
(gracefully, quickly, smoothly)

"The ship sailed away."
(away, back, off, on, out, past)

Used with prepositions:

"He sailed across the ocean."
(across, into)

"We sailed around the world."
(around)

"The ferry sailed for three hours."
(for)

"She is sailing from London."
(from, to)

Used with nouns:

"The ship sailed to Australia."
(ship, boat, ferry, vessel, yacht)