paddle

Example Sentences

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If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The paddle craze of the decade has bountiful benefits for people living with the neurodegenerative disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Instead they had intended to have a paddle, and were still dressed when they both somehow ended up in the pool, she said.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Audience member Matthew Robinson, 36, hides his face with his paddle before finally heading up to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

He put the wooden paddle back in its place.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood