swoop

Example Sentences

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If things don’t go according to plan these days, activists will swoop in to salvage some value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Then, in a surprise twist, Netflix has backed off the Warner Brothers deal, allowing Paramount to swoop in.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Here’s who could swoop in with a purchase.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The stunning operation saw US forces swoop in by helicopter under cover of darkness and seize Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from a highly secured compound in the Venezuelan capital on January 3.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

On the counter near the muffins is a small plastic figurine, a boy with a pointy hat, purple pants, and a big swoop of yellow hair.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead