swallow

Example Sentences

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Emery described Watkins as "mature and a very important player", delivering the perfect example by swallowing any disappointment he may have felt at being left out to punish Chelsea when he came on.

From BBC

The mother of three has been struggling to feed her children since the recent floods swallowed their home.

From BBC

A Swiss court has decided to hear a landmark climate case pitting residents of a tiny Indonesian island being swallowed by rising sea levels against cement giant Holcim, NGOs helping the islanders said Monday.

From Barron's

"So far, companies have swallowed the burden of tariffs" but in the future could pass them through to consumer prices, which the bank "will monitor," Ueda said.

From Barron's

This division helps explain a familiar experience: cold on the skin feels very different from the sensation of breathing icy air or swallowing a cold drink.

From Science Daily