bathers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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His paintings of erupting fountains, spurting fireworks and splashing bathers make you feel a cool summer breeze in the middle of a packed fair space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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
The subject — bathers — is as foundational to Modern art as it gets, conjuring Paul Cézanne.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
At a beach just south of Tel Aviv, bathers cheered and applauded when a lifeguard first announced rumours of the death over a loudspeaker.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
I sat in the sun and watched the bathers on the beach.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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