swimming hole
Example Sentences
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We pass a fast-food spot called Jake’s Place, and a scenic patch of land next to the sea with a sign that reads: "Ye olde swimming hole and picnic area."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
The lake was used as a swimming hole in the past, but it has since become home to invasive snails, algae, bacteria and decades’ worth of sediment that has piled up.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
Urged on by images like-minded urbanites have posted to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, the couple looked forward to floating in a picturesque swimming hole where oak and sycamore trees threw shadows over clear, serene waters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Months before the riots, a young man named José Díaz was stabbed to death near a swimming hole that became known as Sleepy Lagoon in southeast L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023
The waters here were dark and angry, almost violent—nothing like our friendly swimming hole.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
