swallow

Example Sentences

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These demands would be a bitter pill for Washington and its Gulf Arab allies to swallow.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"If this conflict lasts three, four months, we can swallow it" thanks to existing oil inventories, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said in an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CGTN.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The economic and political pain of getting it back under control became tough to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Once expressed on the surface of the astrocytes, the CAR allowed the cells to capture and swallow amyloid beta proteins.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

It tastes incredibly wonderful and I drink it down in one long swallow.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen