swash

Example Sentences

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Admittedly, ruthlessness does not go hand-in-hand with the swash and buckle that makes England thrilling to watch.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

“Because I know that my good golf is good enough,” he said all calmly, with neither swash nor buckle.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

But within Zazzle’s anti-minimalist wedding goods marketplace, there’s a sense that the longer the swash, the fancier something is.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2023

The developer showed off new footage of the game as a part of its Ubisoft Forward event highlighting all the timbers you’ll get to shiver and buckles you’ll get to swash.

From The Verge • Jul. 7, 2022

I want gallantry from her, swash buckling, heroism, single-handed combat.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood