swoop

Example Sentences

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Then, in a surprise twist, Netflix has backed off the Warner Brothers deal, allowing Paramount to swoop in.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

"Everything collapsed in one fell swoop," Natalia Kryvogub, a 32-year-old relative, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Such a feat would be hard to attempt without the billions of dollars in capital an initial public offering could deliver in one fell swoop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Partners may be defined as primary or secondary or mere “comets,” who swoop in occasionally.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

What! all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop?

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry