swig
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I took a swig and was struck by the jaw-clenching sweetness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Some of Epicore Biosystems' devices vibrate gently when they calculate that it is time for you to take a swig of fluid, to avoid becoming dehydrated.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Post Malone took a swig from a red plastic cup and wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his plaid-print Western shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
On cue, the camera cut to Rhea Perlman passing her silver flagon to Lisa Ann Walter, who took a swig.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2024
I took a couple of quick bites to quiet my still-grumbling stomach and chased them down with another swig of water.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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Kilgore leads his cavalry into air battle to the strains of Wagner, taking out combatants in between swigs of coffee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
But every time someone swigs the raw milk, they’re taking that chance on everyone’s behalf—it’s like buying a lottery ticket for which the prize is a disaster, for everyone.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
De la Garza acquiesced and the pair shared a quick toast before taking their respective swigs.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
He lounges in a spartan room in a white tunic, taking swigs from a water bottle as he tells his story on a video call.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 15, 2023
Ethan swigs down a big gulp of milk and brings the bottle down like a gavel.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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The lemon squash, pilfered off the courts at the end of the day and swigged undiluted on the return coach trip, never even made it that far.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
This performance combines imitation and evocation; Dirty’s every gesture—every swigged drink and slinky entrance—is dancerly, in a series that plays like a great piece of work about the quest to achieve freedom of movement.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 1, 2019
On the third day of training camp, Griffin ran off the field, swigged from a water bottle and sank down on his right knee next to his wife on Practice Field 1.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2018
Wearing his everyday uniform — jeans, a woven belt, a purple plastic key ring — he cleared his throat, swigged some water, began singing the title song and stumbled over a phrase.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2015
I swigged back the liquid in one go like you do milk of magnesia.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Like Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, Burnham likes to be photographed swigging pints in pubs.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
A man dressed in a Pikachu onesie sits along the roots, swigging water and catching a breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
I must have been a sight: swigging Suprep, laughing in the dark, illuminated only by the glow of my iPhone as Sandra Oh played out scenes from my professorial life.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
The playoffs had arrived, though, and so here came Brady, swigging from an oversized water bottle, designer bag slung around his shoulder, just the right amount of gel holding every hair in place.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2022
He pushed his undrunk tea back at Percy and waited for Ludo to rise; Bagman struggled to his feet, swigging down the last of his tea, the gold in his pockets chinking merrily.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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