swinging

Example Sentences

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Inflation had fallen to 2% for the first time in decades and federal budget deficits were swinging toward a surplus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“My color man took all the press notes, wadded them up and hit the tarantula like swinging a bat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Not long ago, pharma companies were swinging for the fences and massive deals made up the bulk of transactional dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

We both know that Autumn would be the first one charging into the Eloko—screaming and swinging her sword while somehow riding a cow.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer