swallow

Example Sentences

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"So far, companies have swallowed the burden of tariffs" but in the future could pass them through to consumer prices, which the bank "will monitor," Ueda said.

From Barron's

This division helps explain a familiar experience: cold on the skin feels very different from the sensation of breathing icy air or swallowing a cold drink.

From Science Daily

The song, from Harrison’s first solo album after the Beatles’ breakup, urges the listener not to be swallowed by “the hopelessness around you in the dead of night.”

From Los Angeles Times

And if there were any time to swallow rejection and embrace compassion, it’s the holidays.

From Salon

And that’s not always going to be successful, and you just have to swallow it and keep going and try not to be judgmental of yourself or outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal