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

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

While working at a summer camp in Brattleboro, Vt., in 1968, Ms. Maynard leaped from a rope swing at a swimming hole and discovered a large rock underwater that for some reason intrigued her.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2022

The girls had lined up at the swimming hole.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray