Example Sentences

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Lifeguard cover at a beach in Cornwall is to be reviewed after the deaths of three people who are thought to have been surfing in an unprotected area.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2014

But Walker, a handsome young man who looked as if he should have been surfing the waves of California, was locked in his own agonies.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012

But then she wouldn’t have been surfing the unstoppable wave of technological progress.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2012

There are several good beachbreaks, too, and Chileans have been surfing them since the 70s, starting at Ritoque.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have been surfing our whole lives, so protecting the oceans and beaches is especially important to us.

From Time Magazine Archive