swing

Example Sentences

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It would be tough, but we could swing it if we took money out of our own retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

After all, if the hips rotate well, they absorb much of the energy of the swing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“This business can be lumpy and swing depending on customer grid hook-up timing, but that does not fully explain this drop-off,” William Blair’s Jed Dorsheimer told clients in a recent note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The spaceship will actually swing around the Moon without entering its orbit by following a carefully planned trajectory.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Josie could barely believe her eyes: The front door was open, just at the point of starting to swing shut.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix