are swallowing
- present progressive of swallow.
Example Sentences
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“I never let those comments get over my head and stop me. I appreciate those people who at some moments were haters, because I know they are swallowing their words right now.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
Though the networks, mainly Disney-owned ESPN/ABC, may have balked at the rights fees the NFL is seeking over the next decade, they also pretty much are swallowing hard and ponying up.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2021
All over the world, sea turtles are swallowing bits of plastic floating in the ocean, mistaking them for tasty jellyfish, or just unable to avoid the debris that surrounds them.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2018
“Those multiple pathways were initially designed to be the exception to the rule, and now the exceptions are swallowing the rule,” Kesselheim said.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2018
In the distance, thick clouds, their undersides an angry shade of dark, are swallowing up the blue sky, and the breeze carries the humid scent of the coming rain.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
