"Bight" Example Sentences
1. The ship rounded the bight and entered the bay.
2. They anchored the boat in the sheltering bight.
3. The furled sail flapped noisily in the warm bight.
4. The fishing nets were laid out to dry on the sandy bight.
5. The little cove formed a sheltered bight ideal for swimming and lounging.
6. The captain steered the boat into the sheltered bight out of the wind.
7. The winding river formed several oxbow bights along its course.
8. The sinuous coastline featured many bayous, coves, and bights.
9. The fishing boat sailed into the calm bight to escape the storm.
10. After a long and difficult voyage, the bight offered the sailors some respite.
11. The fickle winds blew in different directions in the protected bight.
12. They stored the life rafts in the shallow bight.
13. The dolphins gamboled in the glassy bight.
14. We enjoyed a picnic lunch in the secluded bight.
15. The picturesque bight tempted us to linger a little longer.
16. The little crescent-shaped bight was a picture of tranquility.
17. A thin trail of smoke rose from the fires burning on the bight.
18. The boats pulled up on the tiny sandy bight.
19. They explored the rock shelves exposed at low tide in the narrow bight.
20. We cast our fishing lines from the edge of the mangrove-lined bight.
21. Storm petrels circled overhead while the boat lay at anchor in the bight.
22. The damaged ship limped into the sheltered bight.
23. The bight overlooked a secluded white sand beach.
24. They planned to tie up the boat overnight in the little bight.
25. The sailors gathered driftwood from the bight for the campfire.
26. The small bay formed a crescent-shaped bight.
27. Biting insects swarmed around the lamp post on the bight.
28. The jagged cliffs enclosed the bight on three sides.
29. The bight offered picturesque views of the rugged coastline.
30. After hours at sea, the bight seemed like an oasis.
31. They tied up their skiff at the edge of the sandy bight.
32. The hawsers strained as the ship dragged into the bight.
33. Birds wheeled and called overhead as we lounged on the beach next to the bight.
34. They swam in the crystal-clear waters of the sheltered bight.
35. The bight seemed to invite us to rest for a while.
36. Windsurfers gathered in the wide bight.
37. They gathered driftwood and debris from the shoreline of the bight.
38. The sailboats lined the edge of the bight near the beach.
39. Waves breaking on the headlands marked the edge of the protective bight.
40. Moored fishing boats dotted the calm waters of the broad bight.
41. The bight would provide a safe anchorage for the night.
42. They tied clumps of seaweed to the rope hanging from the bridge over the bight.
43. The salt air greeted us as we walked down to the sandy bight.
44. The bight's shallow waters were perfect for young children.
45. They planned to ride out the upcoming storm in the sheltered bight.
46. The small island formed a bight on the south side.
47. They collected seashells and driftwood along the shore of the picturesque bight.
48. The boys swam and fished from a raft anchored near the center of the bight.
49. The rumbling surf thundered against the rocky headlands enclosing the bight.
50. Sails furled, the boat rocked gently at anchor in the bight.
51. Starfish and crabs scurried over the exposed rocks at low tide in the sandy bight.
52. A distant foghorn sounded across the misty waters of the long, curved bight.
53. Pelicans perched on the gnarled trees lining the bight.
54. They walked along the edge of the mangrove-lined bight.
55. The secluded bight provided an escape from the hustle and bustle of the town.
56. The children played tag along the sandy shore of the gently curving bight.
57. They planned to launch their kayaks from the little beach at the head of the bight.
58. They spread their towels on the warm sand and watched the sailboats far out in the bight.
59. A flotilla of small boats played in the sparkling blue waters of the hook-shaped bight.
60. We sat on shore and watched the dolphins leap and spin in the calm waters of the protected bight.
Common Phases
1. take a (wrong)
bight
To make a mistake, especially in fastening a rope so that it will not hold.
2. a sheltered/protected
bight
A small bay or inlet that provides shelter from the wind or waves.
3. ride at anchor in the
bight
When a ship anchors in a small inlet or bay.
4. enter/sail into the
bight
To go or sail into a small bay or inlet.
5. form(ed) a
bight
When a coastline curves or bends inward to make a small inlet.
6. round the
bight
To turn or go around a small bay or inlet.
7. tie up in the
bight
When a boat secures itself to the shore in a small inlet.
8. lay at anchor in the
bight
When a boat rests at anchor in a small bay.
9. oxbow
bight
A U-shaped curve or bend in a river.
10. hook-shaped
bight
A small bay that forms a curved shape like a fish hook.
11. crescent-shaped
bight
A small inlet that is curved and crescent-shaped.
12. calm waters of the
bight
The still, tranquil waters within a small bay or inlet.