swinging
Example Sentences
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“What they want is for it to stop swinging.”
From Los Angeles Times
I present to you a familiar domestic tableau: a refrigerator door swinging open to reveal a crowd of condiments purchased for a single recipe.
From Salon
The forecast “was not enough to squelch the worry. Despite management coming out swinging, it’s the numbers, not the words, weighing on shares,” Ader wrote.
From Barron's
My feet don’t quite touch the floor, so I start swinging them back and forth in excitement.
From Literature
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Then the creak of a porch screen door swinging open.
From Literature
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