swallow
Example Sentences
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If you are not careful, it will swallow you whole.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
A drawdown means the Fed would absorb fewer Treasurys, leaving more for the market to swallow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Modern tarpon are large predatory fish that typically swallow smaller fish whole.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and one Snowflake beat doesn’t mark the end of the software winter.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
But after going through the stack twice, it was clear that there was nothing from the Long-Lost Lumleys, and Penelope had to swallow hard to make the lump in her throat go away.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing swallow
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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