How to Use swats in a Sentence
swats
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But three times, the bear reaches down and swats at the dogs.
—Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2021
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The adults briefly exchanged swats, and one of the women appeared to punch the man in the face.
—Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
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Lopez swats and/or alters shots at an elite rate and is the catalyst to the Bucks' defense.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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His swats accounted for all of the Brewers' runs in a 5-3 win that took place as the Packers were dismantling the Lions.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2020
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The 6-foot-5 shot-blocking sensation tied a career-high Sunday night with six swats, and added a steal for good measure.
—Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2022
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Turner is the only player in the league averaging more than three swats.
—James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2021
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Hsiao-kang, the son of a taxi driver, swats cockroaches instead of doing his math homework; Ah-tze, a small-time thief, pilfers coins out of phone booths.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
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On film or in person, Gerrity has seen swats, deflections, dunks, heady plays and saucy passes.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 July 2022
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Despite hitting the showers early, Turner moved into fifth place on the Pacers' all-time blocks list (907) with three swats on Thursday.
—James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2021
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Smashing and throwing a racket, not to mention swats of the ball — that hit, or nearly hit, and possibly injure people on the court or in the stadium — fall under equipment abuse in the sport’s rule books.
—New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
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Flies can thank their fast, sophisticated eyesight and some neural quirks for their ability to escape swats with such speed and agility.
—CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
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