swoop
verb (used without object)
to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
had swooped
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past perfectof swoop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There are concerns the bird is guarding its nest and may attack children at Dame Tipping Primary School in Havering-atte-Bower after there were reports it had swooped on residents in the village.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
Months ago, Mr. Huang’s wife had an argument with Mr. Kravchenko, who felt that she had swooped in on a prime parking space he had been waiting for.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
By Wednesday morning, after the Giants hesitated in the wake of Correa’s physical examination, Cohen had swooped in and whisked Correa off to the Mets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
A narrative spread on social media that Musk had swooped in to save the day.
From Slate ● May 2, 2022
Someone else had swooped in and taken all the glory, which Fox was going to give him—rightfully so, if Lac was being honest with himself.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
