swatted
Example Sentences
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"We have given France so much praise in this tournament, but they were swatted aside by silky Spain. In the main, Spain have outfought and outplayed this French team."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
French-American land forces converged on an entrenched British army in southeastern Virginia, as a French fleet swatted away a royal navy relief squadron and sealed off the Chesapeake Bay escape route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He was perfect into the fourth quarter until he got swatted on a layup attempt by Norman Powell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Green’s sign was swatted away by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
She was always being swatted away by his girlfriends, who didn’t like having a reminder of his first marriage hanging around, but that only made her want to be with him all the more.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
