Swim example sentences

Related (13): swimming, swimmer, swam, swum, dive, float, wade, drown, water, pool, ocean, stroke, lap

"Swim" Example Sentences

  1. I swim every morning before work to clear my head.
  2. She doesn't swim anymore after the accident, which breaks my heart.
  3. Can you swim, or do you just wade in the shallow end?
  4. He learned to swim when he was three years old.
  5. We swim in that lake every summer, no matter how cold it gets.
  6. My dog refuses to swim even though he's a retriever.
  7. They swim across the bay on weekends for exercise.
  8. You should swim laps if you want to build endurance.
  9. Honestly, I'd rather swim than go to the gym.
  10. The kids swim at the community pool twice a week.
  11. If you swim in the ocean after a storm, you're asking for trouble.
  12. She told me to swim away from the rocks, but I didn't listen.
  13. We used to swim in that river before they closed it.
  14. He can't swim very well, which is embarrassing for someone who grew up on the coast.
  15. Let's swim out to the raft and see how deep it is.
  16. I swim because it's the only time I feel like I can breathe.
  17. They swim competitively now — she's actually pretty good.
  18. You have to swim against the current if you want to get anywhere.
  19. My therapist says I should swim more, that it helps with anxiety.
  20. Did you swim in that pool knowing it wasn't cleaned?
  21. She'd swim across the ocean if it meant seeing him again.
  22. The fish swim in circles like they're trapped.
  23. We swim in silence most mornings — it's our thing.
  24. He wants to swim in the Olympics someday, which is sweet.
  25. I can't swim well enough to be comfortable in deep water.
  26. They swim together every Tuesday, have for years.
  27. Swim faster or you'll miss the wave.
  28. After everything that happened, she couldn't even swim.
  29. You swim like you're running from something.
  30. We swim because it's cheaper than therapy and almost as effective.

Common Phrases

  1. swim across
  2. swim against the current
  3. swim laps
  4. swim in circles
  5. swim out to
  6. swim away from
  7. learn to swim
  8. swim competitively
  9. swim for exercise
  10. swim in the ocean
  11. swim in a pool

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I swim in the pool.
  2. Can you swim?
A2
  1. She learns to swim every Saturday at the community center.
  2. My brother doesn't swim because he's afraid of water.
B1
  1. I swim every morning before work, and honestly it's the only thing keeping me sane.
  2. They swim competitively now, which surprised everyone who knew them in school.
B2
  1. She'd stopped swimming after the accident, but last week she finally went back to the pool.
  2. You have to swim against the current if you want to make any real progress in life.
C1
  1. What we call progress often requires the willingness to swim upstream, to resist the easy current of consensus.
  2. She understood that to swim through grief required not strength but a kind of surrender to the weight of it.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of freedom that comes from learning to swim in your own solitude — not lonely, just self-sufficient.
  2. He'd spent years trying to swim against the tide of his own nature before finally accepting who he actually was.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. My dog refuses to swim even though he's a retriever, which is hilarious and infuriating.
  2. We swim in that lake every summer, no matter how cold it gets.
💼 Workplace
  1. Someone mentioned they swim at 5 AM and now half the office is weirdly jealous.
  2. My coworker invited me to swim with her team on weekends, but I'm too self-conscious.
📊 Business
  1. The fitness company's new campaign about why people swim has actually resonated with millennials.
  2. Our market research shows that people who swim regularly spend more on health products.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I spent two hours looking for a swimsuit and still don't know if I should swim in it.
  2. These goggles cost thirty dollars — are they really worth it if I only swim once a week?
✈️ Travel
  1. The resort promised we could swim in the ocean, but the water was too rough.
  2. Traveling to swim in different places has become our thing — we've hit six countries in two years.
📚 Education
  1. The school requires all students to swim by the end of fifth grade.
  2. My daughter's teacher uses swimming as a metaphor to teach kids about persistence.
❤️ Relationships
  1. We got together because we both swim, and now it's the only time we're not fighting.
  2. He knew something was wrong when I stopped wanting to swim with him.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The mayor announced a new initiative to teach underprivileged kids to swim.
  2. Environmental groups are warning people not to swim in the river due to contamination.
💻 Technology
  1. There's an app now that tracks how many calories you burn when you swim.
  2. The smartwatch can detect when you swim and automatically log your workout.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. Studies indicate that individuals who swim regularly demonstrate improved cardiovascular health and reduced anxiety.
  2. The municipal ordinance requires that all public pools maintain specific standards to ensure safe conditions for those who swim.

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