paddling
Example Sentences
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“When you have great coverage, you can relax a little bit. That’s what it feels like now, there’s so many people paddling in the boat with me.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
But broadly the economy seems fine, so like a swan, the frantic paddling under the surface could combine with the index sailing on serenely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Top bundled her into a rented canoe and began paddling toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
They felt that given black labs’ ability to swim and Sadie’s age — 5 years old — she was likely still alive and swimming, or paddling.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
While the raft followed the current well, because the logs stuck down into the water and were not streamlined, for the same reason it moved with the paddling horribly.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
