Example Sentences

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Over the weekend, the council reported that the huge sinkhole was swallowing up even more road, threatening homes, cars and gardens.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

“For a long time, I was swallowing very hard,” Muoto said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

In that first song, “Rain on the Scarecrow,” Mellencamp described the financial crisis that was swallowing family farms in the Midwest.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

He called it a poison pill that Mr. Ghani was swallowing to prevent bloodshed.

From New York Times • May 16, 2020

Akira felt her stomach clench up at the thought, and the bite of apple she was swallowing went down hard.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz