swipe

Example Sentences

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When he tried a swipe, the ball looped up to be caught on the leg side, only for the umpire to signal no-ball.

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Over the course of 150 years of Test cricket history there is a reason why successful batting has been built of solid defence, not sailing down the pitch and taking a swipe at the bowling.

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There were 12 plays and misses in 49 balls, including three wild swipes.

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Former England spinner Monty Panesar has responded to Steve Smith's bizarre swipe at him by saying he made his mistakes "on a quiz show", while the stand-in Australia captain "made his on a cricket field".

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It sounds almost too easy, but Dr Regehr says this small shift can help change our behaviour as we often check messages, swipe notifications or "Just quickly look something up" without thinking.

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