swing at (someone or something)
idiom
: to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something
She swung her purse at me.
She swung at the ball but missed.
He made a fist and swung at me for no reason.
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During a scuffle last summer, the city administrator took a swing at an art gallery owner who accused local officials of being xenophobic for slowing one of Pastor’s projects.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales
Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $14 between select locations on select dates.
—Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2024
Book now at Lufthansa Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales
Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $26 between select locations on select dates.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
The conference took a swing at trying to add American Athletic Conference programs Memphis, Tulane and South Florida but was spurned on Monday afternoon.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales
Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $14 between select locations on select dates.
—Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2024
Book now at Lufthansa Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales
Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines, where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $26 between select locations on select dates.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
The conference took a swing at trying to add American Athletic Conference programs Memphis, Tulane and South Florida but was spurned on Monday afternoon.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Swing at (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20at%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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