swimming

Example Sentences

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On holiday in Benidorm last October, he wore armbands in the swimming pool.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Some octopuses even climbed over the side of the box to reach the location of the projected image rather than swimming around it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Earlier this year, Rubio was photographed on Capitol Hill wearing a new-looking pair of black Oxfords in which his feet were positively swimming.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The warning for Portstewart Strand had advised members of the public against swimming and recommended that dogs be kept on leads and away from the water while officials investigated.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

They liked it when Nim used words they knew, like coconut and fish, swimming and Keyhole Cove.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr