swipe
noun
a swing of the arm, paw, etc., in order to strike someone or something.
have swiped
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present perfectof swipe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Suddenly it’s cool to be at Colorado, and with Coach Prime’s arrival, the Buffs have swiped the buzz that the Broncos have owned in the Centennial State for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
Then he heard a foul tip while trying to steal second, stopping a few feet short of a bag he easily would have swiped.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
Jillian Moss from the animal shelter said several people have swiped right on Tinder to set up their first "date": "The response is insane, it's exploding everywhere."
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2021
The first draft of the short story “Soldier’s Home” is written on sheets he appears to have swiped from a telegraph office.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2015
Mind you, if my letters lead to anything it will probably be a situation as an earnest bill-clerk or an effervescent office-boy, for Rockefeller and Carnegie and that lot have swiped all the soft jobs.
From Uneasy Money by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
