Example Sentences
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Duckett looked horribly out of touch, swishing and swiping.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
The lead grew to eight entering the fourth quarter, and Coffey iced the win by swishing a corner three-pointer to give the Clippers a 118-103 lead with 2:58 left.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
Between the pomp surrounding donning one’s holy livery, pointed glares and swishing red silks and velvets, these cassocked clergymen make bored teenagers seem kind.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 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
Foils swishing downward, two fencers salute one another.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
