Example Sentences

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When you see them flying in a v-formation, they are surfing on the air currents created by formation members ahead and around them.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2024

How do we go from people who are scared of drowning to kids in the future who are surfing the wave?

From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2022

American public companies are surfing one of the biggest wealth-investment waves ever.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2018

When a surfer next to the pier catches the forward-moving water and rides it, they are surfing, as if they were on a real ocean swell.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2017

“If you think about it, the more people there are surfing, the more people there are who care about the ocean—which is always a good thing, at least from a conservation standpoint,” Nelsen said.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2016