swallow
Example Sentences
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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
The victim's father said Lecka’s deportation was "really hard to swallow".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“I was on a tube feeder then a puréed diet for a couple months. Then speech and swallow therapy. Then a vocal coach.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“It’s really hard for sellers to swallow that the market has changed so much since 2022,” Fairweather said.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
She couldn’t shake the feeling of the dark closing in around her, the weight of dirt on her limbs, the feeling of the ground threatening to swallow her whole.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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