swimming hole

Example Sentences

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We pass a fast-food spot called Jake’s Place, and a scenic patch of land next to the sea with a sign that reads: "Ye olde swimming hole and picnic area."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

Urged on by images like-minded urbanites have posted to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, the couple looked forward to floating in a picturesque swimming hole where oak and sycamore trees threw shadows over clear, serene waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Months before the riots, a young man named José Díaz was stabbed to death near a swimming hole that became known as Sleepy Lagoon in southeast L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

My sketch from the swimming hole, at just 2 by 4 inches, becomes my anchor.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

First I made a list of all the things I liked, and they were all things from Bybanks— the trees, the cows, the chickens, the pigs, the fields, the swimming hole.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech