canoeist
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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U.S. canoeist Nevin Harrison said she has backed away from the internet because “it was just stressing me out more than it was helping me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024
Dyfed-Powys Police began the search of the River Teifi at Cardigan, Ceredigion, after the canoeist was reported missing just before 19:40 BST on Thursday.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024
Other former Olympic gold medallists picked for the British team include Jade Jones, who won taekwondo titles at the 2012 and 2016 Games, and slalom canoeist Joe Clarke, who won in Rio 2016.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023
“It was pretty grungy,” said the 73-year-old, an avid canoeist in his youth who sometimes braved the filthy stretch through the steelmaking city.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
A dark suction pulled me on, almost reassuringly, like a canoeist paddling straight at Niagara Falls instead of trying to fight the current.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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