How to Use paddle in a Sentence

paddle

1 of 2 noun
  • Lorch didn’t have the paddle this time.
    — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Grab a pair of paddles and get out on the water.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The program will close with a group paddle-out.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026
  • Take your paddles indoors to keep your skills sharp all year.
    — The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Downs wore a ping pong paddle on a strap, crossbag style.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone could show up, paddle in hand, and join a game.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Adrift at sea without a paddle.
    — Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Just find your weeds, place the tool over it and use the foot paddle to push down and pull up.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Um, went in, got a whole bunch of food, took it down back to my paddle board to eat and drink.
    — Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This set comes with two paddles, four balls, and a carrying case.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The stamps include a blimp, a ping pong ball and paddle, the movie's tagline and logo.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Swim, paddle, kayak, and surf with others—never alone.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Use a clean towel to wipe the drum and paddles with the solution.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The larger paddle brush design works wonders on thick and very curly hair.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Attach the sticks to the paper plates to make the paddles and use the balloon as the ball.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • These paddles are held with both hands, and the paddler sits low in the boat with the paddle over their lap.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There is only one steering-wheel paddle, which is marked Boost.
    — Georg Kacher, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Li suspects that the paddle shape doesn’t collect as many photons as a fan shape.
    — Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • Below it, there’s a paddle to skip forward or backward through tracks.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
  • Anyway, that’s how people were using it, so the paddle goes away.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Use a paddle brush for smooth waves, and spritz the curls with hairspray for holding power.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • The paddle brush, meanwhile, solved a nagging hair problem for me.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • To heat-style, blow-dry curtain bangs away from the face, sweeping them from side to side with a paddle brush.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • How those paddles do their thing, though, differs between boat designs.
    — New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
  • My Stiga paddle sits in a drawer.
    — Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Secure the bowl of a stand mixer and fit it with a paddle attachment.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That’s actually not quite how the paddles work here.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
  • This can include bike rides, walks around the block, hikes, trail runs, paddles or even hours spent on the back patio.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
  • In its 36th year, the race includes a mile-long run on the beach and a mile-long paddle in the ocean.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Only then did Andersen have time to turn his paddle right-side up.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 14 May 2026

paddle

2 of 2 verb
  • The goal is to paddle out and grab my next wave soon.
    — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In some cases that means paddling up and down stream.
    — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It can be paddled like a kayak and is sturdy enough to stand in.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Her hands quivered and seemed to want to flap-paddle the air.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • This works, but the cloves get beat up and then there are the bowl, paddle and guard to clean.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Want to take a dip, or step right on to your jet ski, tender or paddle board?
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Just like boats and paddle boards and cars and everything else.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Canoes and kayaks for the paddling trail are available for rent.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • What’s more, the brim flips up for paddling, so as not to obstruct your vision.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
  • The three standard must-haves, says our expert, are the whisk, dough hook, and paddle.
    — Rennie Dyball, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • Of course, there’s much more to do than just soak up the sun and paddle around in the pool with a rum cocktail.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023
  • One of the students hit a switch and the flippers made a paddling motion.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Wear a life jacket when swimming in or paddling on the water.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Others could head to the boathouse and rent a watercraft to paddle around.
    — Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Anyone who has tried to paddle a canoe upstream knows what that means.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Such a cute duck, trying and failing to paddle against the current.
    — Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Go scuba diving, take a glass-bottom boat tour, or paddle a kayak.
    — Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • Those who get a board will paddle out to a floating dock where the puzzle pieces are anchored.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 June 2022
  • The worker paddled out in a kayak and pulled the container to the shore but didn’t open it.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The park is known for its abundance of wildlife and has areas for fishing and paddling on the lake.
    — Cora Hall, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The man was trying to follow him and the son to shore, but was paddling against the rip current.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • By custom, such women, chatting and paddling their way along the rivers, were to be left alone.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • There are also plenty of trails to explore and places to paddle a canoe or kayak.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Rods and lures safely stowed, the paddling anglers head past the swampy banks and cast their lines through the reeds and lily pads.
    — Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There are more than 30 ways to play — from bumper cars to paddle boats, zombie bowling to archery.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
  • Paddlers can enjoy the scenery and compete in this event, or simply paddle for fun.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 17 Apr. 2023
  • When winds aren’t favorable, Kroehnke can still use a pair of oars to paddle along in his tiny ride.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What did your time paddling teach you about humanity and teach you about our culture?
    — Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Perched on a giant inflatable hot dog, a child paddled through the shallows.
    — Vivian Nereim Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Video showed one of the rescuers swimming out to Phoenix, who paddled toward the man.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026

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