spotted

Example Sentences

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Wearing a grey hoodie sweatshirt with 'Fear' written upside down Malinin symbolically swotted away comments which represented the negative impact of social media.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

That adjustment came after a defeat by Arsenal in September, and the Belgian underlined its wisdom by scoring one of the goals of the season when Chelsea swotted aside the same opponents in February.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2017

“I’m a Liberal Democrat,” replies Mr Scragg—which Mr Johnson, who was supposed to have swotted up on this winnable Lib Dem marginal on the train, should have known.

From Economist • Apr. 23, 2015

For my ancient language I swotted up Latin in six weeks and squeaked through the test, which was written-only.

From Time • Nov. 28, 2012

As Stanning was the only one of his rivals of whom he had any real fear, Sheen might have replied with justice that, if that was the case, the more he swotted the better.

From The White Feather by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)