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Longboat Key

American  

noun

  1. a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.


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The technicolor Florida sunset had faded into darkness, and my extended family, assembled from two continents and three countries, gathered on the beach at Longboat Key to look at the stars.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

On the northern end of Longboat Key, Lynn and Steve Roberts were in good spirits as they walked around their two disaster-stricken investment townhomes, stepping around broken glass from one of their neighbor’s back windows.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

Mosby used that money not for necessary living expenses, but to buy a home in Kissimmee, Florida, and a condominium in Longboat Key, Florida.

From Slate • May 24, 2024

According to the National Hurricane Center, the areas likely to be worst hit by Hurricane Ian are south of Tampa, from the middle of Longboat Key to Bonita Beach.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2022

The Sarasota area is the worst, with predictions for 8 to 12 feet from the middle of Longboat Key to Bonita Beach.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022