swat
Example Sentences
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At another, he stretched out his full 8-foot wingspan to swat away a put-back dunk attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Even House Rep. Chip Roy, an otherwise-reliable conspiracist, took to social media to swat down this feel-good hoax.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
Even the British have been trying to swat back Americanisms.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
During this time, littermates test their boundaries during play, and if they swat or bite too hard, their mothers can put them in check.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
They lie there, as if no longer of this world, so weak they cannot swat away the flies sitting on their faces.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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