Example Sentences

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“Can’t Sit Still” and “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” were swaggering and Stones-y; “Country’s Cool Again” rode a funky down-home groove.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

At one point, I sat down near the park entrance, where a couple of rough, hipshot rancher ladies were swaggering back and forth and trading insults with each other.

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2018

Not long ago, they were swaggering superheroes, Thor and the Dark Knight.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2017

And so, in sometimes ludicrous ways, politicians were swaggering all over America in 1984.

From Time Magazine Archive

Already the children were swaggering about like sailors; Alexander had put up a hand to cover one eye.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood