swash

Example Sentences

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Trent Bridge had been the birth of Bazball, a breathtaking run chase led by the swash and buckle of Jonny Bairstow on a sun-soaked Tuesday evening in June 2022.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

“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

And Blooming Elegant is the swash queen, offering dramatic tails of adjustable length from any word.

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