swinging
Example Sentences
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Rodrigo announced the news by wiping her Instagram feed and sharing a photo of the album cover, which shows her swinging upside down in a baby pink dress.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The firm reported a statutory pre-tax profit of £8.3m in the year to September, swinging from a £16.2m pre-tax loss a year earlier.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
David Smith, head of the marine arm at specialist insurance broker McGill, estimated last week that premiums were swinging "between three and-a-half and 10 percent" of a vessel's value.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
It might not have been quite the real thing, but it was unmistakably Tiger Woods, in a red shirt, swinging a golf club in public again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Dr. Spires strode down the corridor, my best furry friend howling the entire way, until they disappeared past swinging doors.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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