swim downstream
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to propel the body through water by using the limbs
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- It's much easier to swim downstream with the current.
- The exhausted salmon swam downstream after spawning.
- We plan to swim downstream to the next village tomorrow.
- Swimming downstream was the most relaxing part of our river adventure.
- If you get tired, just turn over and let the river carry you as you swim downstream.
- He was swimming downstream when he spotted a deer on the riverbank.
- Metaphorically, it's often better to swim downstream with public opinion than against it.
- How long does it take to swim downstream from here to the old bridge?
- I have never swum downstream in such a powerful river before.
- Though faster, swimming downstream can be perilous if you are unaware of hidden rocks.