breast-stroke
Example Sentences
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"There was a fair bit of swell which made getting your breathing rhythm a bit difficult, although easier for breast-stroke swimmers like me because I could see the waves coming," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Peaty has a similar problem to Monye - and will have to get his body used to a little less breast-stroke, a little more ballroom.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2021
I kept following the current, swimming breast-stroke, trying to keep my head above water.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 16, 2017
His breast-stroke was a thing to see and wonder at.
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
The lessons start with simple movements practised before your mirror—holding out your hand for a coin, the breast-stroke in swimming, etc.
From Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
