wade back
Frequency: 5.51.8 per million words
To return to the starting point by walking through water.
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- She climbed overboard and waded back to shore.
- After the boat capsized, we had to wade back through the shallow water.
- He gingerly waded back to the riverbank, shivering from the cold.
- The children loved playing in the stream, often wading back and forth.
- If the tide comes in too fast, we'll have to wade back to the campsite.
- The dog, after fetching the stick, waded back proudly to its owner.
- Despite the strong current, the determined swimmer managed to wade back to the safety of the sandbar.
- I watched as the fishermen slowly waded back with their nets full.
- They had to wade back across the flooded field to reach their car.
- Having explored the island, we prepared to wade back to the mainland.