Examples of landlubber in a Sentence
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For landlubbers, an 18-hole golf course, destination spa, and tennis courts await.
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Julekha Dash, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2023
Unlike the prestigious Ivy League squads, the Huskies were mostly middle and working class landlubbers who’d only taken up oars to pay for school.
—Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Experienced seamen were in high demand at the time, and I’d been left with a bunch of landlubbers, green hands, and shore dunces.
—Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park While John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is best known for its 70 nautical square miles of underwater attractions, landlubbers will find a lot to love here, too.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
For landlubbers, though, the attraction of the minuscule spot has always been subdued.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2023
For landlubbers, the Overseas Heritage Trail—90 miles of paved multiuse trails linking the various Keys—runs through Islamorada.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
The bay can appear like a playground for the wealthy to landlubbers gazing out at those tipsy faraway white triangles sailing past Alcatraz Island.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Other popular waterfront activities include sea kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, while landlubbers can enjoy hiking, biking, and rock climbing.
—Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
Julekha Dash, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2023
Unlike the prestigious Ivy League squads, the Huskies were mostly middle and working class landlubbers who’d only taken up oars to pay for school.
—Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Experienced seamen were in high demand at the time, and I’d been left with a bunch of landlubbers, green hands, and shore dunces.
—Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park While John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is best known for its 70 nautical square miles of underwater attractions, landlubbers will find a lot to love here, too.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
For landlubbers, though, the attraction of the minuscule spot has always been subdued.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2023
For landlubbers, the Overseas Heritage Trail—90 miles of paved multiuse trails linking the various Keys—runs through Islamorada.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2023
The bay can appear like a playground for the wealthy to landlubbers gazing out at those tipsy faraway white triangles sailing past Alcatraz Island.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2023
Other popular waterfront activities include sea kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, while landlubbers can enjoy hiking, biking, and rock climbing.
—Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
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landlubber
noun
land·lub·ber
-ˌ(d)ləb-ər 
: landsman
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