Example Sentences

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After the parade, the New York City Department of Sanitation swoops into action to sweep up the thousands of pounds of paper.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Mudrick says companies, on his advice, have put paperwork in place to quickly issue stock if the meme crowd swoops in.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Murmurations of birds swirl above rugged plains, landscapes shift into geometric compositions, and uncanny juxtapositions—a shirt dangling from a tree as a lone bird swoops by—lend seemingly simple pictures eerie characteristics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

That abomination pops out of an unsettlingly cheerful woman whose husband swoops in to offer the hitchhiking boy a ride.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

My body goes light and my arms go out, my heart swoops up and soars down; it’s like it always is.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon