swallow
Example Sentences
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At times, he appears like a minnow trying to swallow a whale.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The fact he had no responsibility for all this meant, he said, that it was "an incredibly difficult pill to swallow - not a lot, and the whole season could look totally different".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
People have to eat, so they’ll have to swallow hard when paying more at the grocery store due to more expensive diesel fuel and fertilizer costs.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
But JetBlue’s debt load would be tough for any of the big carriers to swallow.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
I force myself to swallow over the lump of uneasiness that’s brewing in my throat.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing swallow
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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