bathers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The longstanding problem has worsened in recent years, and Coronado’s Central Beach was closed to bathers on 129 days in 2025 because of unsafe bacteria levels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Bob Thompson’s 1960 scene of bathers apes Cezanne and Monet while deploying an even more vibrant palette than those Frenchmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
With its spectacular white formations rounded by erosion, the so-called 'moon beach' has bathers packed tighter than an astronaut's suit during summertime.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
He noted “extraordinary” public-funded investments being poured into making the river — largely off limits to bathers since 1923 — swimmable again.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
Certain Australian surf bathers, several years ago, were stung by tiny creatures that turned out to be nudibranchs armed with the stingers of Portuguese men-of-war.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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