paddle

Example Sentences

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AFP journalists saw devotees deliberately puncturing their skin with glass shards attached to a small wooden paddle to ensure their bleeding during the ritual, a way to atone for sins and seek miracles from God.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead they had intended to have a paddle, and were still dressed when they both somehow ended up in the pool, she said.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“Nooo,” comes a shout from the back of the room, a solo red paddle wiggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Checking up before a tight hairpin—braking late, downshifting with the paddle shifters, turning hard into hairpin corners, the weight of the wheel growing heavy, the little engine piping at full spool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

In space, there is nothing to push backward; you can paddle all you want, but you’ll get nowhere.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife