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[swig] / swɪg /


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Some of Epicore Biosystems' devices vibrate gently when they calculate that it is time for you to take a swig of fluid, to avoid becoming dehydrated.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Years later, at the parade celebrating her team’s victory in the 2019 World Cup, Ms. Rapinoe took a big swig of Champagne, threw her arms wide and proclaimed, “I deserve this!”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

On cue, the camera cut to Rhea Perlman passing her silver flagon to Lisa Ann Walter, who took a swig.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2024

He continues to give Shetty small notes: Go for a more supportive tone, take a swig of water, put the emphasis on a different word.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2023

Dakota took a quick swig of Kool-Aid from his travel flask.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

But every time someone swigs the raw milk, they’re taking that chance on everyone’s behalf—it’s like buying a lottery ticket for which the prize is a disaster, for everyone.

From Slate Dec. 4, 2024

De la Garza acquiesced and the pair shared a quick toast before taking their respective swigs.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2024

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was able to take repeated swigs from a bottle of water during another infamous State of the Union rebuttal because someone was on set to get it to him.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2024

During at least two days of the trial, which ended Thursday with a judgment in Paltrow’s favor, the actress toted a half-liter green glass bottle from which she took fortifying swigs.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

Ethan swigs down a big gulp of milk and brings the bottle down like a gavel.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

The lemon squash, pilfered off the courts at the end of the day and swigged undiluted on the return coach trip, never even made it that far.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2023

Hader swigged kombucha, looking maximally frowzy; walking through the set, he’d muttered, “Dishevelled weirdo coming through.”

From The New Yorker Mar. 11, 2019

Christine Blasey Ford had swigged cola during her turn earlier that day.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2018

On the third day of training camp, Griffin ran off the field, swigged from a water bottle and sank down on his right knee next to his wife on Practice Field 1.

From Washington Post Aug. 1, 2018

Ms. Willis had her hot chocolate in a jelly jar and Dean swigged from a soup bowl.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Flanking the dance floor are guests grazing on free cheese pizza from Pizzanista and swigging from slim cans of Roxie, a zero-proof mocktail.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2023

“It’s just annoying,” she said, swigging water from a Mason jar.

From New York Times May 9, 2022

The playoffs had arrived, though, and so here came Brady, swigging from an oversized water bottle, designer bag slung around his shoulder, just the right amount of gel holding every hair in place.

From Washington Post Jan. 16, 2022

No viral video embodies 2020 more than the TikTok clip of Nathan Apodaca swigging Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice while longboarding as Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" plays in the background.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2020

During one of these interruptions, he saw them standing on the concrete apron out front smoking and talking and swigging bottles of Coca-Cola.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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