swallow
Example Sentences
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One swallow doesn’t make a summer, and one Snowflake beat doesn’t mark the end of the software winter.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The victim's father said Lecka’s deportation was "really hard to swallow".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
He is giving you this money out of his own pocket because you are his sister and he understands that you have had to swallow a bitter pill.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The progressive disease destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that a person needs to walk, talk, swallow and breathe, according to the ALS Assn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
As if he were proud of the fact that he had knocked me out of a two dollar reward, the big monkey then did something that all but caused me to swallow my Adam’s apple.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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