canoeing

Example Sentences

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Living near the Boundary Waters satisfied Sims’s penchant for the outdoors, and he loved taking his kids on camping and canoeing trips, Cathie Sims recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Frank’s Paddlesport Livery is the first recreational kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboard operator to open downtown, thanks to the cleanup effort.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Those who have joined the group legal claim all either live or work alongside the rivers or use them regularly for leisure activities like swimming and canoeing.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Less than a year later, another granddaughter, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and her 8-year-old son drowned in a canoeing accident in the Chesapeake Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

The second time I was canoeing down a flat, winding river that cuts through the woods like a sluggish snake.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen