swatting

Example Sentences

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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

Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday before swatting him aside to book his place in the Australian Open third round.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

They followed that up by swatting aside Partick Thistle 4-0 in the quarter-final at Firhill.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Tired of spending frigid winters shoveling snow, or of sweating bullets and swatting mosquitoes in the summer?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

I had her sitting on this porch all day, swatting flies, with her radio going full-blast from morning till night.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger