swat

Today’s Dodgers have plenty of swat in their lineup, ranking behind only the Yankees in home runs so far as they chase a third straight World Series ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

At another, he stretched out his full 8-foot wingspan to swat away a put-back dunk attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

If they can swat aside the Pumas, while injuries stretch the squad into another new shape, the impression of impregnability will only grow.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

Even House Rep. Chip Roy, an otherwise-reliable conspiracist, took to social media to swat down this feel-good hoax.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

Mom wasn’t fooled, but she got to laughing too hard to swat me at full power.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

He shoots 3-pointers and swats them away; he slams home alley-oops and hauls in rebounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2025

Didier Drogba swats a swerving hack of a volley past Tim Howard.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024

In another video, of a man who takes his wife to lunch, there is a short clip of his wife trying to steal a French fry, before he quickly swats her hand away.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

It’s the timing and the look of helplessness on an opponent’s face when Brittney Sykes flies in undetected and swats the ball away with a long, thin arm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

A Korean woman with a broom lingers outside a convenience store, and I smile at her but she sort of swats me away.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

The first free-hit was heaved over cow corner for six, the second free-hit was swatted over long-on to bring up a 39-ball half-century and another maximum was slotted over the leg-side fence.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

French-American land forces converged on an entrenched British army in southeastern Virginia, as a French fleet swatted away a royal navy relief squadron and sealed off the Chesapeake Bay escape route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The players could be seen exchanging words throughout their match-up and, at one point during the second quarter, Harrison swatted at the ball being held by Reese after play had already been stopped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Azusa resident Constance Yu described the persistent bugs as “like little demons but tiny,” while she swatted away the critters during an interview with CBS News this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

I swatted the ball from his hands and made a fast break for the basket.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

The threat was deemed to be a swatting call, in which a person reports a fake threat to illicit panic and a large emergency response, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

That’s because his secret superpower isn’t swatting away shots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Wolves have been observed swatting the birds away, even appearing to designate a pack member to stand guard.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

Frank joked that his brother had once cost them $100,000 by swatting a fly.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann