Example Sentences

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"It turned onto its back and they thought that it was dead. But by the time we went back, it was back onto its right side and it had swum a bit upstream," he explained.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

An affidavit from Ghost tendered in court on Tuesday described how she and MacInnes had swum at the beach in the early evening of September 2023, returning to her apartment feeling cold.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Apparently, some sharks had swum in, and after the floodwaters receded, they were left behind.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

Her father Sandy had swum for Canada in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and competing in the Games in the same city for the U.S. had long been a dream for Gilchrist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2021

The sharp water had swum up my nose, into my throat and eyes, and this made me thrash even harder.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan