swatting

Example Sentences

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Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday before swatting him aside to book his place in the Australian Open third round.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

They followed that up by swatting aside Partick Thistle 4-0 in the quarter-final at Firhill.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Tired of spending frigid winters shoveling snow, or of sweating bullets and swatting mosquitoes in the summer?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

The long-range missiles would let Ukraine do better than simply swatting down hundreds of incoming drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Genie yelled to Grandpop that he’d be right back, grabbed his swatting stick, and then asked Tess what the heck she was doing: She had her hands pressed together and her head bowed.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds