How to Use swing at (someone or something) in a Sentence

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• Track and field is in full swing at the 2024 Paris Games.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
• Once the man is on the ground, the cop appears to swing at him three more times.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
• In a rare turn of events, Wood decided to swing at the first pitch.
  — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
• At one point, the man appears to swing at one of the officers.
  — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 July 2024
• If there’s any attempt to swing at the ball, and then the umpire is going to ring you up.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 June 2023
• In the fourth inning, Nasir El-Ossais was up at bat and took a huge swing at a pitch.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Palehound is ready to swing at anything life throws their way.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2023
• Heim injured the wrist on a swing at Houston on Wednesday.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 July 2023
• Near the Left Field stage, baseball fans could test their swing at the batting cages or their throw at the pitching cages.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
• Beats has done a much better job with its second swing at the Studio Buds.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 1 June 2024
• His favorite swing at the moment belongs to Justin Thomas.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
• The two-time All-Star took the pitcher to a full count before giving a hearty swing at an 84 mph sinker to end the inning.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
• The top 25 wouldn’t be just without putting such a weird, wild swing at a Halloween movie within its ranks.
  — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
• Then, with the next two picks, take a swing at an edge rusher, a center or a cornerback, and fill the rest in from there.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
• Adam Sandler is ready to take a swing at Happy Gilmore 2 for Netflix.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
• The man takes a swing at Carson’s face, and Carson runs away before tripping over a bus bench and falling to the ground.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• To kick off the third inning, Hickey instructed his team to see the zone, swing at strikes, and stay relaxed.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• Video showed a shirtless white man shove Pickett in the chest before taking a swing at his face, touching off the brawl.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• Read full article George, suddenly a perch for what felt like 40 pounds of bird, took a swing at it.
  — Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• Swing Tuesdays feature music of blues and swing at 6:30 p.m., with a swing dance lesson.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
• Spend the day sipping wine at the clubhouse, or hanging out on the pro-shop patio or while working on your swing at the world-class putting course.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 26 June 2024
• As the elevator doors open, Sheila takes a swing at Warner.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
• After that, Torkelson refused to swing at down-and-away pitches from Smyly and worked a five-pitch walk.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
• His swing at the golf ball was awkward, and the shot veered left and well short of its target, plopping into the water hazard alongside the hole.
  — Bill Pennington Doug Mills, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
• The new standards oblige, by taking a swing at the Soviet Union, China and Cuba.
  — Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The Sun starts things off by taking a swing at Mars, causing self-doubt, frustration, and anger all round the zodiac.
  — Jennifer Culp, Them, 11 Oct. 2024
• And if Kupp is available, the Texans absolutely have to take a swing at landing him.
  — Jesse Reed, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
• Look two: a revival of McQueen’s bumsters, with a cropped tuxedo jacket cut into sharp points at the front and the rest of it balanced to swing at the back.
  — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2023
• School may be out for summer, but art class is in full swing at The Campus, upstate New York’s new cultural haven.
  — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 5 July 2024
• The Nationals didn’t swing at his first 18 pitches, walking twice with one strikeout as Kopech grew more irate.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024