swatting
Example Sentences
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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
There are also flies — big blue and green flies with large, bright red heads — that residents are constantly swatting at outside their doors and windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Six-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday before swatting him aside to book his place in the Australian Open third round.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
They followed that up by swatting aside Partick Thistle 4-0 in the quarter-final at Firhill.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
“English? Anyone?” he shouted, standing among hundreds of people, all picking over fruits and vegetables and swatting away flies as they walked slowly along the narrow, cart-filled street.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
