Example Sentences

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"We are swimming in uncharted waters," analysts Amy Walters and Matthew Klein wrote in an autopsy of the ruling for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“Our children are swimming around in a toxic soup,” Kennedy told the podcaster Joe Rogan in 2023, suggesting one of the causes of chronic illness in children could be cellphones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"We have a generation of kids who are swimming around in a toxic soup right now," he claimed on Fox News last year.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

For the first time in more 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an innovative wildlife program.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

“No. You just have to remember that you are swimming in their home. You have to know how to behave when you are the guest.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen