How to Use paddler in a Sentence

paddler

noun
  • First match the life jacket size to the paddler’s weight.
    Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • For the next eight to 12 hours, paddlers pull across the Salish Sea to their next host.
    Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The cockpit is roomy, with enough foot space for taller paddlers.
    Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • As a paddler—and as a person—I’d pushed past the sticking point.
    Outside Online, 18 June 2021
  • In 2007, a young paddler in the club drowned during a training here.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The price for a kayak rental is $20 per paddler for one hour and does not include a lesson.
    cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Old Town Loon 120 is a versatile kayak for paddlers who want to fish one day and go birding the next.
    Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • Climbers have hundreds of steep routes; and paddlers have the entire Mediterranean Sea off their bows.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Keep reading to learn more about our favorite boards for new paddlers.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Most paddlers complete the trip in two to four days, depending on flows and headwinds.
    Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The route runs along the border of Wisconsin and Illinois and has more than 70 access points for paddlers.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
  • Each team must have 21 members ― 20 paddlers and one drummer.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
  • A number of shoppers have also noted that this is a great pick for taller paddlers.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
  • The breadth of the barrier reef and the sheer volume of islands that stretch across it make Belize an open-water paddler’s dream.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
  • When a flock finally came in at a different angle and didn’t see the kayaks, the hunters couldn’t shoot because the paddlers were in their line of fire.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
  • It’s dotted with limestone bluff views and lined with bald cypress trees that provide shade to floaters and paddlers.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • The remaining paddler then hoists the canoe and follows.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2020
  • One paddler who didn’t stay out of the water ended up getting sick, Myers said.
    Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Friday’s drowning came two days after a stand-up paddler drowned near Oxbow Park.
    oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • All morning, Leen and two of his Field and Game colleagues watched the paddlers tool back and forth like lap swimmers, flaring most birds that wanted to work.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
  • Currently, there’s a kayak launch that’ll allow paddlers to spend their days exploring the Tar Heel State by sea.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
  • The next morning, while the men hauled crates down to the canoes, another paddler caught de Lima secretly gobbling the last of a tin of beef jerky.
    Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The paddlers quickly pulled off to the right bank, secured the canoes and set up camp, while a scouting party hacked their way through the brush to reconnoiter.
    Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • What to Consider The fit is best suited for paddlers with shorter torsos.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • In canoe events, the paddler uses an upright position by kneeling on one knee with the other leg forward and the foot flat on the floor inside the boat.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • 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

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