How to Use paddler in a Sentence

paddler

noun
  • The cockpit is roomy, with enough foot space for taller paddlers.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • Keep reading to learn more about our favorite boards for new paddlers.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The lake is a haven for houseboaters, paddlers, and swimmers.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Some boats go quickly, some paddlers go, go quickly.
    — Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • As a paddler—and as a person—I’d pushed past the sticking point.
    — Outside Online, 18 June 2021
  • Watch for wildlife, stay clear of swimmers and paddlers, and help preserve this unique alpine ecosystem.
    — Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
  • The price for a kayak rental is $20 per paddler for one hour and does not include a lesson.
    — cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • A number of shoppers have also noted that this is a great pick for taller paddlers.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
  • Most paddlers complete the trip in two to four days, depending on flows and headwinds.
    — Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2024
  • There’s also a stone patio and a private fine-sand beach for swimmers and paddlers.
    — Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • On another paddle, lightning forced the paddlers to take refuge in the woods.
    — Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
  • What to do The Everglades is a paddler’s park.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The paddlers are setting up camp in a new river town each day of their 10-day journey.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2024
  • Another had to have a young paddler jump out and push the boat across the shallow pond by kicking with his legs.
    — oregonlive, 26 June 2022
  • In 2007, a young paddler in the club drowned during a training here.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2021
  • For the next eight to 12 hours, paddlers pull across the Salish Sea to their next host.
    — Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • While there are tandem kayaks for two or more paddlers, the kayak is really meant for solo paddlers.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Each team must have 21 members ― 20 paddlers and one drummer.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
  • One paddler who didn’t stay out of the water ended up getting sick, Myers said.
    — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Along nearly two miles of untouched shoreline, paddlers can witness the bay waters light up the night.
    — Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The race features trained, elite paddlers competing for a variety of cash and prizes.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
  • Kayaking the wild coastline of Clayoquot Sound draws paddlers from all over the world.
    — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Friday’s drowning came two days after a stand-up paddler drowned near Oxbow Park.
    — oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • Boaters and paddlers are advised to stay at least 500 yards away from the whales and to report sightings.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This jacket can be adjusted to fit almost any paddler over 90 pounds.
    — Jon Turk, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Lucky paddlers might spot a silver mullet — a fish, not a cool grandpa — or even notice a stingray glide beneath their boat.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • Climbers have hundreds of steep routes; and paddlers have the entire Mediterranean Sea off their bows.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Teams must have a minimum of eight male and eight female paddlers, with four other paddlers of their choosing.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
  • Hopkinson will be filmed during the trip, and will also wear a camera to give people a paddler’s eye view of the bay.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Trey Moore is a local paddler who knows just about every corner of the Nolichucky gorge.
    — Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025

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