swathe

Example Sentences

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IS once controlled swathes of Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.

From Barron's

It proved to be Nancy's first game, and one in which the Edinburgh club surged to a 2-1 victory as howls of ire around Celtic Park were swapped for swathes of empty seats before full-time.

From BBC

But by the time Roma had a fourth goal ruled out in the closing stages on Thursday, large swathes of the crowd had gone home.

From BBC

But with far less fanfare, swathes of the rest of the country have also moved towards a 20mph norm.

From BBC

The visitors pushed Atletico back for large swathes of the first half and Dimarco came close again with a curling effort which just flew wide of the top corner.

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