swatting
Example Sentences
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The threat was deemed to be a swatting call, in which a person reports a fake threat to illicit panic and a large emergency response, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
It is the first conviction in Wales of "swatting" - a phenomenon that gets its name because such hoax calls in the US prompt Swat police units to be called in.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
That’s because his secret superpower isn’t swatting away shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Deborah yelled, swatting at him from the front seat.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
