swathe

Example Sentences

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Although a ceasefire was in place, movement in the area required coordination through a U.S.-French “mechanism” that would stay the fire of Israeli troops currently occupying a swathe of south Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Tens of thousands of people have left Tyre, but around 20,000 remain, including 15,000 displaced from surrounding villages, despite Israeli evacuation warnings covering most of the city and a broad swathe of the south.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In 2021, a swathe of land was purchased by the community after Buccleuch Estates announced its intention to sell off a huge chunk of its Borders Estate.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

It is the latest swathe of closures by the Spanish-owned bank which, like others on the high street, is closing bricks-and-mortar stores as customers move online.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

And left patterned trails of bumpy goose- flesh on his body, like flat chalk on a blackboard, like a swathe of breeze in a paddyfield, like jet streaks in a blue church-sky.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy