swallow
Example Sentences
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"If I didn't have a bottle of water in my hand, I couldn't swallow and I would choke on my own saliva," he explained.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“I believe he died in the way he wanted to. But humanly, it’s hard for us to swallow the concept of, ‘I can’t pick up the phone and call my brother.’”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The progressive disease destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that a person needs to walk, talk, swallow and breathe, according to the ALS Assn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
People have to eat, so they’ll have to swallow hard when paying more at the grocery store due to more expensive diesel fuel and fertilizer costs.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
At the thought of Ambuya, Nhamo felt such a wave of lonely-sickness sweep over her, she had to swallow hard several times to keep from crying out loud.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing swallow
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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