paddle

Example Sentences

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The regenerative braking thresholds are adjustable by way of a paddle shifter on the back of the steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"It's a paddle that is attached to the bottom of a metal rod and I've made a leg that I can walk into the water with and can actually swim," he explained.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Rower nodded, smiling as the wind pushed a large blue paddle counterclockwise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

With one glance, they knew it would be impossible to paddle the canoes down the river.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple