swat
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She approaches the net with her son Ian Foon, 4, and readies the racket to swat away water balloons — a perfect antidote to a hot summer day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He whiffed and, as his belly careened iceward, made a desperate swat at the puck that lifted it over the glove of the Vegas goalie to give the Hurricanes a lead they’d never relinquish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
She also showed steel to swat aside third-round opponent McCartney Kessler and Anisimova, who were both hampered physically.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
I yank the towel off my head and swat the grass.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
San Antonio superstar Victor Wembanyama swats away more shots than anyone in the league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Jennie could be your cool older sister, all dark sunglasses and leather jackets, as she swats away her choreography like a pesky house fly.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
In another video, of a man who takes his wife to lunch, there is a short clip of his wife trying to steal a French fry, before he quickly swats her hand away.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Every time a Dodger swats a home run, Pujols waits for him and offers a hug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
I tell her not to, she swats me away.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
The players could be seen exchanging words throughout their match-up and, at one point during the second quarter, Harrison swatted at the ball being held by Reese after play had already been stopped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
If getting your shot swatted by Wembanyama is humiliating, though, avoiding that shot altogether can be far worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
In the quarter-finals, Georgia Stanway's rocket completed a remarkable comeback over pre-tournament favourites Spain, before Sweden were swatted aside in the semi-final, Alessia Russo's backheel the pick of four unanswered England goals.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Green’s sign was swatted away by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
The Hessian swatted at him and rolled over so that his back was to Jonathan.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
As in both earlier games in this series, the Thunder treated a Lakers lead like a pesky gnat, swatting it away with a casual flick as if it never existed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Known for "boshing" - a term the England forwards like to use for swatting aside defenders - Muir smiled when discussing the skill.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Wolves have been observed swatting the birds away, even appearing to designate a pack member to stand guard.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
She screamed, swatting at her hair like bees swarmed her.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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