not swallow

Example Sentences

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But his futile effort reminds me of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s warning that “politics must not swallow up all of a people’s spiritual and creative energies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2022

I could not swallow water for two weeks.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022

“If Microsoft wants to bet on the ‘metaverse,’ it should invest in new technology, not swallow up a competitor.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2022

Futhu’s mother arrived with fish curry and rice, but her son could not swallow through the pain.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019

I tried to ignore them and not swallow any.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda