swim
Example Sentences
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"Please, I beg every mother: fence your ponds, learn how to revive children and teach them how to swim. This is about saving lives. We cannot afford to wait," says Kakoli.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025
"Once they were treated with ketone bodies the animals recovered their ability to swim. It was really exciting to see such a dramatic impact in a whole animal."
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
“I thought I had a great swim in me - and that was a great swim. If not winning, it’s great to have someone from Australia on top of the podium.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023
“He was up to his belly in water, looking east. I wondered if he was going to swim. I think he knows where he comes from; he just doesn’t want to swim back.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
“That’s a good idea. I mean a swim. I feel as if I’ve got years and years of dirt on me...I’ll go down and wash.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing swim
Words with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
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Words to Know and Academic Words, Unit 6
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