paddling
Example Sentences
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That is a worry for Doug Dupin, caretaker for the Sycamore Island Club, a paddling and swimming club that dates to 1885.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
She did let slip the relationship when she shouted "stop, Mum!" while the group was frantically paddling a canoe in the first mission - but no-one picked up on it.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 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
Instead she splashes into the water and starts paddling toward me, her gray head bobbing above the waves.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
