swiftly
Example Sentences
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In 2023, the Steel Queens switched from the university league to the Women's National Ice Hockey League, and swiftly made their way up through its regional divisions.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She is embarrassed to ask others for help but soon finds that it is given swiftly, “as if the helper already happened to be going that way, and no thanks were needed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And I walked my shaky, cold little legs swiftly back to the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
More likely, many countries could be reticent to accept “volcano refugees,” making excuses – perhaps legitimate ones – that they don’t have the money, resources or space to safely settle so many people so swiftly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
They reached the boundaries of the island’s water, and the centaur stiffened, but the Ever Onward moved swiftly past, untrammeled by the island’s enchantment.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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