paddle

Example Sentences

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Two sisters drowned at a national park beauty spot after going for a paddle fully clothed, an inquest has heard.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“Nooo,” comes a shout from the back of the room, a solo red paddle wiggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Her husband, Joseph Hougebe, remembers whistling into the night, eagerly waiting to hear a paddle tapping against the hull of a dugout canoe -- coded signals in the darkness.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He is a competitive athlete who paddle boarded when based in Florida and plays basketball with colleagues at corporate off-sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Instead, I heaved the paddle through the black water, eyes glued to the rock still achingly far ahead of us.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda