Example Sentences

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Hutton said: "A horse will move a fly off its backside by swishing its tail, it will react to the lightest of touches."

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

In the partially enclosed waiting area, parents stand on both sides of me, hoisting their kids onto their shoulders to watch the cars glide through the tracks of swishing cloth towers.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Cats display a wide range of visual signals: tails swishing side to side, or raised high in the air; rubbing and curling around our legs; crouching; flattening ears or widening eyes.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Clark left little doubt she’d get there by dribbling left off a screen and swishing a 3-pointer from the top of the key just 13 seconds into the game.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

As soon as it was dark Zheng and Shifa set off soundlessly, swishing through the sand in their bare feet.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook