swell
Example Sentences
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Salim says that both show the dangers of allowing pride to fester and swell unchecked.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
There was also a huge swell of public support for him to commit to the US at a time the route map to England's senior side appeared far more complicated.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
The victim, whose identity has not been released, was the second to die in the state as tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean send a powerful south swell to California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
Located in the Stone Canyon area, the swell home built in 1935 initially landed on the market for $12 million in 2017, about twice what Williams paid for the place in 2006.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
At last the kernels of corn began to swell, and they swelled and swelled until their skins split open and began to peel off.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Vocabulary lists containing swell
"Rogue Wave," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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