swift
Example Sentences
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She also called on residents to put up swift boxes and use calls to attract the birds to new nesting sites.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
As acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I helped oversee a swift response.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Glenn Hutchins, co-chair of the board of Brookings and co-founder of Silver Lake Partners, said that Powell’s swift actions prevented disaster.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
In many workplaces, a senior staff member pressuring a junior colleague into performing a task which violates industry rules would be met with a swift and significant punishment.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
At that point you are truly in a pickle, for instead of swift action there will be a lengthy discussion as onlookers try to determine which of them is best qualified to assist.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing swift
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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