How to Use swoop in a Sentence

swoop

1 of 2 verb

• The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
• That leaves the door open for Turner to swoop in and get the win.
  — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022
• In that instant, a young man swoops in, swipes the tray, and flees the scene.
  — Jane Borden, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• The mother then swooped in a fourth time, grabbed her and threw her out of the nest.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
• Time to swoop your bangs and break out the eyeliner ...
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022
• Kicker Evan McPherson swooped in at the end of the clip, coney in hand.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2023
• Again, this is about the love bomber trying to swoop in and take over your life.
  — Lauren Krouse, SELF, 25 May 2022
• And those face-framing bands that swoop just to the corner of her eyes?
  — Seventeen, 2 Aug. 2022
• Her blonde hair was styled in a chic swooping side part.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 10 July 2023
• Last year, the Solar Orbiter swooped in for a close-up.
  — WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
• Comcast swooped in at the last minute and outbid Fox for Sky.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023
• So anyone hoping for Texas to swoop in and save the day is going to have to wait.
  — Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2022
• The loose, short design swoops away from the legs, giving your thighs plenty of room to breathe.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
• Just be wary of hungry seagulls, who might swoop in for a bite of your food.
  — Joshua Mandell, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• Mothers do the heavy lifting, fathers swoop in when the praise flows.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 May 2022
• This year, the namesake hub of the Bordeaux wine region swooped in to nab the penultimate spot on the list.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
• On Tuesday, members of the new 118th Congress swoop in.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2023
• In flight, the bats cut a gothic figure, with swooping wings that span three feet.
  — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
• Wisps of steam float between the trees, whip-quick sparrows swoop in and out of the foliage below.
  — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 21 June 2022
• If he gets priced out in Golden State, the Sixers should be willing to swoop in.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• And near the end, Beatrice and Lucia’s vocal lines quiver and swoop like birds around a low, sober, sonorous chorale.
  — New York Times, 12 July 2022
• About five yards behind him, Jackson swooped in, caught the ball in stride at the 12 and sprinted into the end zone.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
• No sooner does Mahito arrive than a heron swoops past the boy’s head.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
• Smith always wanted to be Superman, the kind of hero who could swoop in and save the damsel in distress.
  — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
• Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue.
  — Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• Authorities said that the trio swooped down on the older woman in the parking lot and scammed her.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
• The patient has gone into convulsions, and Charles, the nurse who sounded the alarm, stands back as the doctors swoop in and try in vain to save the day.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022
• Those types of storms generally swoop into the area two or three times a year, Wessler said.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
• Craig’s gargantuan tusks swooped low, and his hide seemed to glow with a rich reddish dust that set him apart from the other males trooping nearby.
  — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
• In theory, a rival company or wealthy group could swoop in and acquire Trump Media even at these price levels, although Ritter said that’s very unlikely.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024

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swoop

2 of 2 noun

• Or whether denizens of downtown might get to see the speedy swoop of the adult peregrine.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• Want to get rid of your age spots, fine lines and redness in one fell swoop?
  — Kara Cuzzone, Forbes, 24 May 2021
• The Movie, which throws away the show’s best camp impulses in one fell swoop.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2023
• All Stars, knocking out Beth and Syrus in one fell swoop.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 May 2021
• In one fell swoop, Heels star Kelli Berglund stole the show and the championship belt.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
• Now, they’re set to almost double that in one feel swoop.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 May 2021
• Rajamouli is forty-nine years old, with a swoop of salt-and-pepper curls and a thick beard in a matching shade.
  — Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
• Cheers to satisfying your sweet tooth and thirst in one fell swoop.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
• Stock up on your favorite Ref jeans and a pair of reliably chic boots in one fell swoop.
  — Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Oct. 2022
• When things are going really well, that’s the time to go on high alert to prepare not to have a big swoop down.
  — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 2 July 2021
• Scarlett curled the ponytail in two-inch curls and also curled the hairline section left out of the pony for that retro swoop.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 July 2023
• One large swoop covers one side of her forehead next to the other swirly tendrils.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Apr. 2022
• Webb will constantly face the nightside of Earth as the spacecraft and planet swoop around the sun in unison.
  — Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2021
• Roughly six months before my bat mitzvah, ALL of my friends ditched me in one fell swoop.
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Aug. 2023
• Our editors dubbed this as one of the best dumbbells on the market, which replaces 17 pairs of weights in one swoop.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 25 May 2022
• In one fell swoop, the future of the Milwaukee Brewers outfield got one step closer to the big leagues.
  — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022
• And they are dedicated enough to sit down and solve nearly 800 clues in one fell swoop.
  — Deb Amlen, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• Thanks to the deal, the company cut its carbon emissions by 70 percent in one fell swoop.
  — Yannic Rack, Wired, 23 Feb. 2022
• In one fell swoop, Zeller breaks faith not just with his characters, but with his viewers.
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
• The one big swing from Cedric Mullins earlier had taken care of the issue, clearing the bases for the Orioles in one fell swoop.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2022
• The School Board used to pass numerous big-dollar items in one full swoop by what’s known as consent.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• Anyone who wants to catch a family of mice in one fell swoop will find a lot to love about this option from AB Traps.
  — Adam Hadhazy, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2021
• Devin tries to play both friend and intimidating foe in one fell swoop.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• There was too much of a deficit, and a single storm — even of biblical proportions — would not be able to solve it in one fell swoop.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
• Though the price was steep — two firsts, two seconds and three players — the trade solves the Broncos’ quarterback issues in one fell swoop.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2022
• While Jenner's bangs flowed one way, one swoop of wispy hair sat adjacent to the bangs at the hairline, right where her stylist deeply parted the bun.
  — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 12 Oct. 2022
• One city is even expecting a windfall tax gain that will wipe out its entire debt in one fell swoop.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2022
• Contributor Amanda Shapiro stocked her new kitchen in one fell swoop with this 18-pack of spices.
  — Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
• At best, Biden has found a way to achieve piecemeal what he was prohibited from achieving in one fell swoop.
  — The Editors, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
• All these activities are planned for you as part of the cruise itinerary—as a way for travelers to sample the diverse wonders of The Last Frontier in one fell swoop.
  — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024