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

"I used to paddleboard a lot and I thought if I put a paddle on the end of a leg, it will basically replicate a foot."

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

I just sat there as stiff as a boat paddle; staring across the river at the faraway bank that looked like it was a hundred miles away.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls