How to Use swim in a Sentence

swim

1 of 3 verb
Definition of swimnext
Synonyms for swimnext
  • Ducks swam in the pond.
  • She swam across the pool.
  • The racers must swim the backstroke.
  • We watched the fish swimming in the river.
  • The room swam before my eyes.
  • I felt weak and my head was swimming.
  • He's teaching the children to swim.
  • He swam the English Channel.
  • The thing is, the swimming part, that part’s good, the rest is crap.
    — Anne Carson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Eat, drink, swim, sleep, and breathe, and somehow avoid the tourists!
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In it, the whale shark is seen slowly swimming around the boat.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • After the collapse, many of those on the pier were able to swim back to shore.
    — John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Its beloved tights—plus tops, swim, and some kid’s clothes—are up to 50%.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
  • He had been trapped in the mud for about 12 hours while trying to swim across.
    — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
  • To have shapewear and swim all in one is a total game-changer!!!
    — Women's Health, 10 May 2023
  • There is no greater gift than to get to swim in somebody else’s pool.
    — Chris Kornelis, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Kern went swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2023
  • Courtesy Uniqlo Yanai can't help but swim against the tide.
    — Time, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Tsuchiya says the orcas appeared to be struggling to breathe and are unable to swim free.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Three people were injured and managed to swim to the shore, while Piñera was trapped in the wreckage.
    — TIME, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Another friend was able to swim to shore, the agency said.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • For a variety of reasons, many kids don’t learn to swim.
    — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
  • Somewhere not far from the shore swims a group of five or more juvenile white sharks.
    — Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The trio swim every morning at sunrise—even when the water is frigid.
    — The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In 1987, a female killer whale started swimming around with a dead salmon on her head.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
  • Classes include Parent & Me, Youth and preschool age groups and swim team.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • Or for an extra fee, customers can put on a wetsuit and swim with the sea creatures.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The agency said in the U.S., most infections have been linked to swimming in southern states.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • What does Diana think about while swimming for two days straight?
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • People come from all over to swim, scuba dive, and paddle board in the crater's warm spring water.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023
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swim

2 of 3 noun
  • And will a quick dunk have the same effect as a long swim?
    — Lindsey Tanner, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The State Open swim meet will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Yale.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Not up for a swim in the bracing waters of the Atlantic?
    — Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
  • That’s when the swim team members first moved down the bleachers and shaved the left side of Allen’s hair.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Their swim sets are available in red, blue, and black for sizes S to 2XL.
    — Seventeen, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Dog wears only a collar for most of the film but puts on swim trunks at the beach.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
  • With every swim and buoy turn, the Del Mar Buoy Girls live this truth.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Some even have amenities such as dog parks, swim spots, and more.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Enjoy a bike ride along the pier before taking a swim in the ocean.
    — Nina Derwin, ELLE Decor, 25 May 2023
  • At the stern, the swim platform features two inviting sun pads and stairs that lead to the water.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The family appeared to have gone for a brief swim, too.
    — Justin Gomez, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The Arizona State men’s swim program has worked and thrived in silence over the last few years.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Our experts say to start with two or three swim workouts a week.
    — Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Or just go with the flow and ride out the rip current, saving your energy for the swim back to shore.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Parts of her swim are strung together on a nine-minute YouTube video.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
  • In the photo, McCaffrey soaked up the sun next to her in graphic-print swim trunks.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Someone pointed out to me that the word swims upside-down is still swims.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • After tackling the swim and bike portions of the race, Sodaro was in fifth place.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But the swim had to be one-armed, with feet kicking like an outboard motor.
    — Lesley Paterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In addition, the stern sports a swim platform and a pop-up transom door.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Same goes for pairing them with swim trunks—and what other style of footwear can pull off that trick?
    — Jake Woolf, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2023
  • These are adult athletes at the top women’s swim program in the country.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The side tie swim bottoms have also earned lots of praise from shoppers.
    — Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • Enroll in swim lessons A child that learns to swim early in life will have the best chance at staying safe.
    — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
  • The news came as Mirisch participated in swim practice in the spring of 2022.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Dogs can also enjoy a swim in the big lake to refresh, unwind, and recharge.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The swim shad is one of the few lures that can be counted on for quantity of fish and quality fish.
    — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Prairie View Road, offering a pool for swim lessons for children and adults.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And this story started with a swim at the outdoor Deep Eddy Pool.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The yacht has a helipad on the foredeck and large sweeping swim platform at the transom.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
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swim

3 of 3 adjective
  • His mother Doris was a member of the 1924 Olympic swim team.
    — Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com, 14 July 2019
  • Nicole Aguilar has made the most of her first year at Saint Andrew’s School as part of their swim team.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Most pools will be checked at least once or twice each swim season.
    — Anna Douglas and Rachel Jones, charlotteobserver, 5 June 2018
  • On most days during the swim season, Austin Nguyen’s alarm goes off at 4:25 a.m.
    — P.k. Daniel, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 June 2017
  • Above, swim practice in Mission Viejo, Calif., this week.
    — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 7 May 2020
  • The real problem is going to be when the bacon grease goes cold and hardens in those swim trunks.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2019
  • If the superstar on one team gets the same amount of money as someone who sits on the bench of the swim team, there’s a difference there.
    — Dan Greene, SI.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Katie Ledecky enjoys her post-swim refreshments while still in the water.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • New Swimmer Evaluations are held to make sure that swimmers are safe in the water and ready to be on swim team.
    — Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The swim team was especially fun but my kids also learned about team work and team spirit.
    — Chris Folks, Laurel Leader, 17 May 2017
  • Between them, adult and family lap pools host a swim team, master classes, swim lessons and a one-mile swim club.
    — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2020
  • His daughter can’t practice with her swim team — a big change from her usual schedule of swimming five or six days a week.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020
  • And almost all public pools offer swim lessons throughout the season.
    — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 25 May 2018
  • Work on the extensive overhaul of the swim center began in January.
    — Steve Dreyer, Pomerado News, 27 June 2018
  • After they were done, Long, dressed in a T-shirt and shorts and wearing swim goggles, entered the water, holding on to a bucket of rocks to stay rooted to the bottom of the pond.
    — Eric Adler, kansascity, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Us little kids were not yet limited by Muslim doctrine and could mingle and play and even take swim lessons at Amoo Mortezah’z pool.
    — Naz Riahi, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Fish and eel also will be able to more easily swim upstream, according to DNR.
    — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Parents said Stranahan High had no swimming pool for four years and had to temporarily bench its swim team.
    — Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com, 8 June 2019
  • One daughter is at musical practice and the other at swim team practice.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, 24 June 2017
  • So, in one kingdom based primarily in water, Mario can buy swim goggles and swimwear.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Remain calm and swim parallel to the shoreline, which is perpendicular to the current.
    — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 19 June 2019
  • This will be the second location in the Cincinnati area for the popular swim school franchise that specializes in teaching children ages 4 months to 12-years-old to swim.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 12 June 2018
  • Other local club swimmers and teams again chose not to come to the state meet, but Newport Harbor’s boys’ swim team has had a good time up in Fresno all three years that the meet has been in existence.
    — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 20 May 2017
  • Café Hope hosts a weekly happy hour on Fridays at 5:30 p.m., the pool has summer memberships available and our swim team has been practicing for a few weeks.
    — Helen Williams, nola.com, 14 June 2019
  • Prizes include bike helmets, summer fun pails, a soccer ball, swim lesson sessions, New Britain Bees tickets and more.
    — Courant Community, 12 June 2018
  • Facial coverings are required at all times, except while swimming or during the pre-swim shower.
    — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • This month, swim season will get underway as pools open in many Houston area communities.
    — Houston Chronicle, 13 May 2018
  • Nicholas Dworet, 17, was looking forward to starting college and joining the swim team at the University of Indianapolis this fall.
    — Carrie Blackmore Smith, Cincinnati.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Victoria's Secret recently phased out its swimwear collection, but its Pink brand still sells swim styles.
    — @nerdwallet, OregonLive.com, 9 June 2017
  • Victoria’s Secret recently phased out its swimwear collection, but its Pink brand still sells swim styles.
    — cleveland.com, 7 June 2017

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