Example Sentences

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He apologized for what he said was an isolated mistake, explaining later he had been bathing in Epsom salts to alleviate nerve pain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2021

Haupt had been bathing in the sea while on a family picnic when he suddenly suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage resulting in bleeding in the brain.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2021

The woman was reportedly dragged from the Ganges, where she had been bathing on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2018

Jonn threw aside the damp cloth with which he had been bathing Rowan's face.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

They had been bathing and boating and swimming till they were tanned a beautiful brown, the color not being confined to their faces, but covering their arms and hands as well.

From Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck by Wheeler, Janet D.