paddling
Example Sentences
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“When you have great coverage, you can relax a little bit. That’s what it feels like now, there’s so many people paddling in the boat with me.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
But broadly the economy seems fine, so like a swan, the frantic paddling under the surface could combine with the index sailing on serenely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The surfer was paddling in the water off North Salmon Creek, roughly 300 yards from shore, about 8 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Top bundled her into a rented canoe and began paddling toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
She began paddling anyhow, trying to make out the island through the haze of light blurring her vision.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
