Example Sentences

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Snazzy as they looked, the shoes were a little loose fitting for Korda, who swapped them for a more familiar pair after she played the first six holes at one over par.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Karen, 54, swapped drawing and painting for cardboard models about four years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

They also noted that the beta — which measures volatility in comparison to the wider market — of value and growth have swapped places, mainly driven by Big Tech and the artificial-intelligence industry.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The surge wasn’t caused by national policy, but the individual decisions of hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses who swapped expensive-to-run diesel generators for rooftop solar panels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The experimenters predicted that the infants would look longer at the ball if it had been swapped with another object than if it had been there all along.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker