Example Sentences

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Experts hope it will swim back to the North Sea through the straits between Germany, Denmark and Sweden and on to the Atlantic Ocean.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates 3.9 million pink salmon will swim through local waters over the course of the roughly two-month season, currently at its peak.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

She will swim at Princeton in the fall.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

“Sabina has been in the World Championships in Toronto and one day she will swim across the Pacific Ocean.”

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

You are not putting your magic on me, no sir, I will swim right away from you, y’hear?

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline