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How to use swimmer in a sentence

36 example sentences · noun

Swimmer means one who swims. Example: “Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.”

Examples of swimmer by meaning

nounOne who swims.

  • The swimmer who is an expert does not exhibit his muscular force by violent movements, but exhibits some power which is invisible and which shows itself in perfect grace and reposefulness.1918, Rabindranath Tagore, Nationalism, London: Macmillan, page 128
  • In the summer of 1992, eight beaches were closed and swimmers were warned away because of colliform bacteria, caused by boaters emptying toilets directly into the lake or onto nearby shores.1994, Bruce Berger, There Was a River, Tucson, A.Z.; London: The University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 61

More sentences with swimmer

  • Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.From the entry better
  • The synchronized swimmers did everything together, even breathing at the same time.From the entry synchronized
  • The swimmer limbered up for a few minutes before the final.From the entry limber up
  • The swimmers wore pantyhose to stop the leeches in the lake from sucking them dry.From the entry suck dry
  • The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.From the entry podium
  • The council voted to allow topless swimmers on the beach.From the entry topless
  • A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.From the entry undertow
  • If a swimmer kicks up his heels and splashes the water, the judge will take points off accordingly.From the entry kick up one's heels
  • The pond was off-limits to swimmers.From the entry off-limits
  • I could tell that she was a serious swimmer, because every time I saw her at the pool she was wearing a Speedo of one design or another.From the entry speedo
  • Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has had an eventful career, from the pool, to parliament.2025 March 20, Kate Bartlett, “Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job”, in NPR. From the entry Coventry
  • The rescue swimmer was Coast Guard third petty officer Evan Grills.2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian. From the entry petty officer
  • They had already found one life raft and lowered the rescue swimmer into the freezing ocean.2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian. From the entry rescue swimmer
  • Your face is the color of a Sunday swimmer who swallowed half the pool.2010 November 9, Rosemary Wells, On the Blue Comet, Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 113. From the entry Sunday
  • But with urbanization and with increasing pollution washing the beaches, many swimmers stick to hotelside pools.1975, National Geographic (volume 47? 147? page 837). From the entry hotelside
  • When McLennan and I climb out – our chests beetroot-red – we chat with another swimmer, 52-year-old Oliver Perritt.2018 December 23, Tim Lewis, “The big chill: the health benefits of swimming in ice water”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian…. From the entry beetroot-red
  • Since the semi-aquatic beaver was a skilled swimmer, the Church declared it to be a fish for dietary purposes.2017 April 7, sjchurchadmin, Saint Joachim Catholic Church. From the entry fish
  • Swimmers talk about finding another gear when they need it.2012 July 30, Mark Sappenfield, “Ryan Lochte finishes fourth as other swimmers steal the Olympic show”, in Christian Science Monitor…. From the entry find another gear
  • Like all swimmers, my first swim meet was nerve-wracking.2009, Alexandria Mangas, Janet Hommel Mangas, Oxygen for the Swimmer, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 91. From the entry meet
  • Very few lotic insects are strong swimmers, probably because of the energy expenditure required to swim against a current.2006, Timothy D. Schowalter, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, page 43. From the entry lotic
  • The waterproof wearable is great for runners, swimmers, and literally anyone who’d prefer to not have their iPhone in hand at all times.2024 May 10, Hannah Oh, Daisy Maldonado, “50 College Graduation Gifts That Say, “I’m So Effing Proud of You!””, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry rollie
  • Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 31. From the entry velociraptor
  • A talented surfer and strong swimmer, and a fellow member of the Bronte Surf Club, he specialised in body surfing with a hand board.2013, Ian Wilson, Come a Little Bit Closer. From the entry bodysurf
  • But Leighton, like most Westerners, knew little about swimming, except for perhaps a dogpaddle, and Jane was most certainly not a swimmer.2013, Erskine Clarke, By the Rivers of Water: A Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Odyssey. From the entry dogpaddle
  • I adjust my hat, I wipe my hands on the back of my swimmers to ensure they are dry, then get in my ready position.2012, Adam Fraser, Write Now!The Third Space, →ISBN, page 156. From the entry swimmers
  • The desire to take it out fast can backfire when the swimmers goes into a vertical body position in the final 10 meters.2001, Dick Hannula, The Swim Coaching Bible, Volume II, page 182. From the entry overswim
  • She walked over towards me with an odd elegance, big strides, like a champion girl swimmer, say; muscled but lean, with a phocine grace.1987, William Boyd, The New Confessions. From the entry phocine
  • The swimming hole is about 75 yards wide and averages 10 feet in depth, ample space for a swimmer to splash and choogle.1985 June, Joe Nick Patoski, “Last One In!”, in Texas Monthly, volume 13, number 6, page 227. From the entry choogle
  • A second group, with the joing positioned more anteriorly and with shorter, less natantly-adapted antennules, became active (though not necessarily efficient) swimmers.1980, The Irish Naturalists' Journal - Volume 20, page 84. From the entry natantly
  • It was to this part that a swimmer would naturally go, for it formed a beautiful pellucid green pool as clear as crystal.1926 November 27, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert]…. From the entry pellucid
  • Klæbo’s record as the winningest Winter Olympian in history with his 11th gold medal, second only to American swimmer Michael Phelps’ 23 in the entire Olympic movement.2026 February 21, Mark Sappenfield, “Johannes Klæbo’s journey to Olympic ‘king’: sometimes lonely, always disciplined”, in The Christian…. From the entry winningest
  • If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured.1973, Aquatics Guide, with Official Rules and Swimming and Diving Standards. From the entry finalist
  • The ridge overlooks the South China Sea and the hike ends at the quaint enclave of Tai Long Wan, “Big Wave Bay,” which is popular with both surfers and swimmers.2016 July 7, Dina Mishev, “Hong Kong’s urban jungle is real, not a metaphor for concrete and steel”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Big Wave Bay
  • Chinese endurance swimmer Zhang Jie is aiming to learn how to sleep and eat on the go before attempting a record 40-hour open water marathon across Lake Khanka in August.2010 April 28, Nick Mulvenney, “Fearless Zhang aims to eat and sleep in 40-hour swim”, in Patrick Johnston, editor, Reuters, archived from…. From the entry Lake Khanka

Meaning of swimmer

  1. noun One who swims.
  2. noun A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
  3. noun A webfooted aquatic bird.

Full definition of swimmer

Questions about swimmer in a sentence

How do you use swimmer in a sentence?
Swimmer is used as a noun. For example: “Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes.”
What is a short sentence with swimmer?
“The pond was off-limits to swimmers.”
What does swimmer mean?
Swimmer means one who swims.

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