swallow
Example Sentences
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At times, he appears like a minnow trying to swallow a whale.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The fact he had no responsibility for all this meant, he said, that it was "an incredibly difficult pill to swallow - not a lot, and the whole season could look totally different".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.
From Barron's • May 22, 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 felt herself starting to hyperventilate, and she fought down the terror that was threatening to swallow her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing swallow
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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