swish

Example Sentences

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The company provided cash to landlords and wealthy families to buy properties in swish London neighborhoods and throughout the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

Wembanyama, just 21 years old, can already do anything he likes on the basketball court: block shots, slam home dunks, swish jumpers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Swann was lofted over long-off for six by a languid swish of Agar's blade.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

I turned off my lights and stood in total darkness, feeling a bath of sweat trickle down my chest, hearing the thump of my heart and the swish of blood in my head.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston