swinging

Example Sentences

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Leaning against a wall near a news-stand in central Rome, Tommaso Silvestri, 65, scans the morning's front pages, their headlines swinging between "apocalypse," "scandal" and "disaster" after Italy's latest footballing collapse.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

David Smith, head of the marine arm at specialist insurance broker McGill, estimated last week that premiums were swinging "between three and-a-half and 10 percent" of a vessel's value.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They streamline “Monterey” into a swinging four, and Sinatra is especially playful in the second chorus—dropping words, speeding up and slowing down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

See: Stocks are swinging like crazy while the S&P 500 goes nowhere in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But they were not as naïve now, more deftly dodging her swinging stick.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman