swathe

Example Sentences

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The military told all residents of a huge swathe of southern Lebanon near the Israeli border to leave on Wednesday, ahead of a much-anticipated ground incursion.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In 2021, a swathe of land was purchased by the community after Buccleuch Estates announced its intention to sell off a huge chunk of its Borders Estate.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

In the longer run, it could affect a broader swathe of the stock market—and even hurt the U.S. chip makers that still have a technological edge over everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The Sirius patrol, tasked with defending a huge, largely uninhabited swathe of the island in the northeast measuring 972,000 square km, travels across the ice by dogsled.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

The final swathe of my leg hair is uprooted in a painful jerk.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins