swoop
verb (used without object)
to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
have swooped
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present perfectof swoop.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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Entire cities have looked on with awe as foreign fans have swooped in and slurped up the supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
That is precisely why private buyers from the US and elsewhere have swooped on UK-listed companies meaning they disappear from the UK stock market.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
As a result, a wide array of voices, many of whom have little direct stake in the rights of pregnant workers, have swooped in to urge the court not to do this.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2025
Local and national developers have swooped into the area, buying up land and designing a variety of mixed-use properties.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2018
Again and again have swooped down upon me the screaming nights of storm, blowing out my lamp: dark doubts have gathered, blotting out all stars from my sky.
From Fruit-Gathering by Rabindranath Tagore
