swish
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You will often see Wembanyama close his eyes before free throws, visualizing the swish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The swish of polyester skirts in spring pastels — lavender, mint, butter-yellow — as the women of the church organized the spread.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
As California’s water crisis worsened, recalling the constant swish of sprinklers throughout her childhood piqued her interest in native plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Swann was lofted over long-off for six by a languid swish of Agar's blade.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Again she charged me and I dodged, just missing the stinging swish of the wet towel, and scooted into the room where my brother stood.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
He generates his power as the bat swishes back through the line to make contact.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
To some people, the swishes also looked like loons, the official state bird.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Daunno does an expert disaffected indie head nod and foot bounce while he plays, and Shen is thoroughly convincing on the keys with her hair swishes and tentative backing vocals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
The nets singed with swishes, same as they ever had.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Flexing his long scourge-like tail, he gave a few experimental swishes and cracks as he shouted commands.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
He soared for dunks and even swished a 3-pointer from the half-court line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Mikal Bridges scampered back for a leaning, desperate three that swished straight through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Javon Carter had tied it for the Magic with 1.1 seconds left in the second extra period before Green swished the game-winner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Trump, for her part, swished a basket from beyond the free-throw line of an outdoor court near the first tee while waiting to begin the pro-am.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
The polar bear swished his big paw around inside the storage compartment, looking for something else to eat.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Duckett looked horribly out of touch, swishing and swiping.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Between the pomp surrounding donning one’s holy livery, pointed glares and swishing red silks and velvets, these cassocked clergymen make bored teenagers seem kind.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
“Rosa was usually found sleeping against the window while on exhibit with her chin tucked tight into her chest and her tail swishing back and forth,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Cats display a wide range of visual signals: tails swishing side to side, or raised high in the air; rubbing and curling around our legs; crouching; flattening ears or widening eyes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
Without a janitor swishing a mop and swabbing the decks, the floor felt extremely gummy.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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