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The phrase "sail of" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to the sail of a boat or ship, typically in nautical contexts.
Example: "The sail of the yacht billowed in the wind as it glided across the water."
Alternatives: "canvas of" or "sailcloth of"
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His chest is a sail of impregnable flesh.
Inside it, winds flap the sail of a boat and music is playing.
Among the strays, brought by the Gulf Stream, is the beautiful azure sail of the Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia.
"Here a thousand sail of the line may ride in the most perfect security," he reported back to London.
He cut the top from the bottle and filled it where the rain ran down the sail of banner.
At least the map would confirm that, but in the hands of Nick Giles, the giant sail of paper flaps and flails like a rising spinnaker.
And certainly no one invoked the image, the little shadow, of a young girl flying down the canals of Venice under the sail of her own small boat.
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July, vapid, humid: sails of sailboats swelled, yellow boxes Of cigars from Cuba plumped.
In the streets of Pigalle, I searched for the dramatic red sails of the Moulin Rouge.
"Now is not the time to trim the sails of U.S. outreach," the report said.
How patient she is in the crisp white sails of her clothes.
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