breast-stroke
Example Sentences
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"There was a fair bit of swell which made getting your breathing rhythm a bit difficult, although easier for breast-stroke swimmers like me because I could see the waves coming," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Peaty has a similar problem to Monye - and will have to get his body used to a little less breast-stroke, a little more ballroom.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2021
I kept following the current, swimming breast-stroke, trying to keep my head above water.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 16, 2017
These threshed the water in a sort of breast-stroke, propelling the body forward.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Bates, Harry
The lessons start with simple movements practised before your mirror—holding out your hand for a coin, the breast-stroke in swimming, etc.
From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair
