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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Flyers fans are still waiting for Briere to take a big swing at a major name, something that could happen as soon as this summer.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
One of the men takes a swing at Hector, trips, and falls right into the pathway of an oncoming train.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Similar to the soaring swing at Amsterdam’s A’dam Tower, which claims to be the highest in Europe, at some 300 feet above ground, Cliffhanger will be the first ride of its kind at sea, according to MSC executives.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
However, there is a world in which the team is unable or perhaps unwilling to make its biggest swing at centre and pivots instead to adding a more impactful defenceman and using their Grade-A assets that way.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
One of the men takes a swing at Hector, trips, and falls right into the pathway of an oncoming train.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Similar to the soaring swing at Amsterdam’s A’dam Tower, which claims to be the highest in Europe, at some 300 feet above ground, Cliffhanger will be the first ride of its kind at sea, according to MSC executives.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
However, there is a world in which the team is unable or perhaps unwilling to make its biggest swing at centre and pivots instead to adding a more impactful defenceman and using their Grade-A assets that way.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swing at (someone or something)
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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 23 Mar. 2025.
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