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[swig] / swɪg /


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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

Trying to wash it down, he took a quick swig of water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

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

Thomson went to take a swig out of his bottle of bubbly and - doink!

From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

I took a swig of the soda that tasted like fizzy strawberry candy.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Kilgore leads his cavalry into air battle to the strains of Wagner, taking out combatants in between swigs of coffee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

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

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

At the cooling station, I take giant swigs from my water bottle, then wet the bandanna I use to wipe the salt and perspiration off my grimy face.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

This performance combines imitation and evocation; Dirty’s every gesture—every swigged drink and slinky entrance—is dancerly, in a series that plays like a great piece of work about the quest to achieve freedom of movement.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 1, 2019

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

They held ceremonial white candles and swigged mulled wine from plastic cups.

From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2016

He swigged some Coke from the can, belched, stared some more.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

A man dressed in a Pikachu onesie sits along the roots, swigging water and catching a breath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

Noah was lying on the soft carpet, propped up on a big cushion, watching cartoons on TV and swigging milk from his bottle.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024

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

Taurasi made it, though, and for a moment she could revel at the finish line, swigging Champagne, slinging one-liners.

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2021

He pushed his undrunk tea back at Percy and waited for Ludo to rise; Bagman struggled to his feet, swigging down the last of his tea, the gold in his pockets chinking merrily.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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