swimming pool
noun
: a pool suitable for swimming
especially
: a tank (as of concrete or plastic) made for swimming
Examples of swimming pool in a Sentence
Our neighbors have a swimming pool in their backyard.
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In certain ways, Titaníque is like diving into a swimming pool full of Jell-O, if Jell-O were ’90s nostalgia.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Around the stone swimming pool, at the beach club with the white umbrellas lined up in front of the sea, and at the bar and on the rooms’ terraces, the hotel had the atmosphere of a private club.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
But when a wall of water crashes through the windows, turning the living room into a swimming pool that’s soon crawling with dorsal fins, the kids are left to fend for themselves.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
The oceanside retreat has linked swimming pools that form what’s essentially a backyard water park, per Sotheby’s.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Around the stone swimming pool, at the beach club with the white umbrellas lined up in front of the sea, and at the bar and on the rooms’ terraces, the hotel had the atmosphere of a private club.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
But when a wall of water crashes through the windows, turning the living room into a swimming pool that’s soon crawling with dorsal fins, the kids are left to fend for themselves.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
The oceanside retreat has linked swimming pools that form what’s essentially a backyard water park, per Sotheby’s.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
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“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20pool. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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