swifter
/ (ˈswɪftə) /
nautical a line run around the ends of capstan bars to prevent their falling out of their sockets
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How to use swifter in a sentence
If you do that, the pace of the book will be swifter and the story as a whole will move quickly.
How I Write: Lisa Scottoline and Daughter Francesca Serritella | Noah Charney | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTTruth is, they demand a narrative with greater cohesion and swifter pace than is delivered here.
Umberto Eco’s 'The Prague Cemetery' Brings to Life Ancient Hate | Daniel Levin | November 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn addition to helping us power our cars, imitating sharks could lead to swifter ships and more advanced underwater sensors.
And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe fares were, consequently, very much lower than those of the swifter coaches, which stood at £1 1s.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
Justice is surer and swifter in England, and as a consequence crime averages less than in most parts of the States.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyA-take, overtaken; because the apparent motion of Venus is swifter than that of Mars.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerBut swifter still was the hand of the deliverer.Winfried's heavy staff thrust mightily against the hammer's handle as it fell.
The First Christmas Tree | Henry Van Dyke
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