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
Within about a week, two of Silicon Valley’s top venture capital firms, Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures, had swooped in with a funding offer, three people with knowledge of the matter said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 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
Lying faceup on the riverbank with water flowing over my feet and between my toes, I began to imagine that the Lazarus had swooped down and landed beside me on the mud.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
