swallow

Example Sentences

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"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

Major reservoirs are already above historic averages, and early season storms soaked the soil beneath the snowpack, making it less likely to swallow the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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

I swallow, cringing as my own saliva feels like I gulped hot coals.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera