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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There’s a tennis court, a wild swimming pool, and a whimsical folly tower that punctuates the landscape like a page from a storybook.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Rivers are natural, but swimming pools are not.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Near the penthouse level, a balcony stretches across the building, offering a swimming pool and a vertiginous view of the city.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Day-long diversions include the Poseidon Gardens, a massive wellness center and thermal park with no less than 20 natural swimming pools.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Rivers are natural, but swimming pools are not.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Near the penthouse level, a balcony stretches across the building, offering a swimming pool and a vertiginous view of the city.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Day-long diversions include the Poseidon Gardens, a massive wellness center and thermal park with no less than 20 natural swimming pools.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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 5 Oct. 2025.
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