nonswimmer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“This is akin to taking a nonswimmer, dropping him in the middle of the ocean and hoping he does well,” Day said in a phone interview.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2023
The nonswimmer holds on to the names of these villains forever — along with the secret belief that the real culprit was his or her own fear.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2020
The trembling girl, a 16-year-old nonswimmer from Harlem, stood in the four-foot section of the pool and held her arms precariously above the water, looking around as if for rescue.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2010
Down in the second coach, Broker Land, a nonswimmer, drifted to a small air pocket at the top of the coach and filled his lungs.
From Time Magazine Archive
This July, armed with the proper smile, a nonswimmer was able to approach the edge of his Host's pool carrying a bowling ball.
From Time Magazine Archive
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