How to Use swipes in a Sentence

swipes

plural noun

• This bad boy will chill you all the way out in just a few swipes.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Nov. 2022
• Just twist the pen and add a few swipes to your cuticles for a quick boost.
  — Ava Darrin, ELLE, 30 July 2022
• The Monoprice pair has a touch panel that senses taps and swipes.
  — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2021
• The other side adds volume with just a couple of swipes.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2020
• Enjoy up to 16 hours of wear with only a few swipes of this lipstick.
  — Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• Do one swipe for a quick clean (blue light), which takes 60 seconds, and two swipes for a three-minute deep clean (green light).
  — Gregg Ellman, Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
• With a few swipes of a tablet, the room goes dark and a nine-foot-wide projection screen descends from the ceiling.
  — Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2021
• And missteps at the agency helped propel his swipes at the Russia probe.
  — Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN, 15 July 2021
• That means the accused can access the app, but subscribers won’t see his swipes and messages.
  — Brian Edwards, ProPublica, 17 May 2021
• Taking big, sweeping swipes with your rake will tire you out fast.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2021
• And forget about getting rich with a couple swipes of a finger or clicks of a mouse.
  — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 13 May 2022
• Brew a steamy, hot cup of joe straight from whole, fresh beans, directly from bed with a few swipes on your iPhone.
  — Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 14 Nov. 2022
• Grate the whole nutmeg over top to taste (six to eight swipes) and season with salt and Pecorino Romano cheese to taste.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 19 June 2021
• Add a few swipes of this clean and buzzy highlighter from RMS Beauty to the high points of your face for an easy, glow-from-within look.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Apr. 2022
• Doiron went viral with her busy butter board and hand swipes with thick, crusty slices of bread.
  — Leanne Italie, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2022
• The Phoenix finished with 23 giveaways, including 15 swipes by the Tigers.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 7 Jan. 2022
• Citigroup said growth in card swipes was 5% in the week ended Sept. 4 compared with the same time last year, down from 7% in the two weeks prior.
  — WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
• The face wash earned the top score in Lab testing for needing the fewest swipes to completely remove makeup.
  — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 26 Apr. 2022
• The database acts as a way to memorialize the movement — even the quick swipes of graffiti on the sides of closed buildings.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2021
• And those products can be purchased, delivered, and installed on the same day and bought with a few swipes in a mobile app.
  — Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
• Each kit comes with 15 stick-on gels that can be laid directly onto your nail and reshaped with just a few swipes of a nail file.
  — Essence, 1 Sep. 2021
• In his highlight reels, Perkins flashes a variety of pass-rush moves — swims, speeds, swipes, and rips — to get to the quarterback.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
• Clarke adds a few swipes of the bright orange pigment on her cheeks before using a large fluffy brush to buff it along her cheekbones.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Feb. 2022
• As a general rule, two to three swipes per armpit is sufficient.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2021
• Cousins took a couple swipes at the ball, but after the whistle was blown and foul was called on him, Cousins took an extra swing at Harden’s arms.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 15 Mar. 2022
• After a few swipes across the top and sides of her head, Tinx immediately became a fan.
  — Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
• The fragrance-free face wash earned the top score in Lab testing for needing the fewest swipes to completely remove makeup.
  — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2022
• Gamble Montessori's Damysia Knox is at seven swipes per game.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2022
• By the time of his 20th homer, Gibson was actually at 22 steals, with swipes in each of his two previous games.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2021
• And though the dating app that gets the most swipes left of any app across the country is Tinder, Pennsylvania has called out Bumble.
  — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 31 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024