How to Use swoosh in a Sentence

swoosh

1 of 2 verb

• The ball swooshed by my head.
• The perch flipped its tail twice and swooshed out of sight.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2020
• Tear up leaves and swoosh them around the bowl so they are evenly coated.
  — Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2020
• And when the doors swooshed open, half of them had no intention of getting off.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
• Big Mercedes cars with German plates swoosh up and down its streets.
  — The Economist, 11 July 2019
• Just swoosh it over your face to stay protected from the sun and mattify shine.
  — April Benshosan, Health, 22 June 2023
• Place the flank steak in the baggie and swoosh it around until all surface areas are coated.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
• That was in 1987, and the trend was to have designs such as numbers, Nike swooshes, lightning bolts and soccer balls shaved on the sides of a person's hair.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2019
• The hot-pink cabs swoosh up and down the busy streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, the largest city in central Africa.
  — Shola Lawal, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2021
• Brodziansky's wide-open 3-pointer swooshed through the net and gave the Frogs a four-point lead with under two minutes remaining.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 27 Feb. 2018
• Bad Bunny’s groundbreaking 2018 debut LP, cartoon-like with his tongue as a slide down which folks could swoosh through and bounce out.
  — Jhoni Jackson, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2021
• The tarpon jumped seven times, swooshing spectacularly in the air as Williams played it, worked it, reeled, kept the pressure on.
  — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• Recreation includes laser tag, a race course for electric go-karts, a waterslide with a transparent tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship.
  — Beth J. Harpaz, charlotteobserver, 14 Feb. 2018
• There was also plenty of tweed thrown in for good measure in capes and blazers, and some sequined and beaded skirts and dresses that swished and swooshed past the paintings.
  — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2018
• Online, people threatened boycotts and posted videos and photos of shoes set on fire, Nike gear thrown in the trash, and swoosh logos cut out of products.
  — Mae Anderson, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
• Their carriages swoosh over roads, rivers and other obstructions, while passengers get to enjoy the view.
  — Marcel Krueger, CNN, 16 May 2022
• Turichenko quickly bands Sasha's long, honey-blonde hair into a ponytail, then swooshes a lovely blue scarf over it and ties it under Sasha's chin.
  — Lynn Ischay, cleveland.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• The model is totally at home in the most glam of 'fits, from a plunging sequin Valentino gown and dramatic, swooshing duster to a halter top made out of snakes.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2023
• In the first video, Zachary Willmore is sitting in his childhood bedroom wearing a pink sweatshirt, his blond hair swooshed to the side, and begins applying makeup.
  — Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• Perhaps that’s why The Entity works as a villain, even if the way the movie personifies it with swooshing graphics and eye-like optics is a little hokey.
  — Marah Eakin, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• Some angry fans were even burning and cutting out the signature swoosh logos on their gear — and posting the results on social media.
  — Jocelyn Noveck, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
• Water sprinklers swoosh constantly outside the window, ensuring the acres of grass remain green, even through hot August days.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• Beating that heat is of no concern to the fire performers, who joyfully danced the limbo beneath blazing poles while aerialists swoosh overhead.
  — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
• Beating that heat is of no concern to the fire performers, who joyfully danced the limbo beneath blazing poles while aerialists swoosh overhead.
  — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
• Next up, a sweep of highlighter gets swooshed across her skin, followed by a contouring routine for daytime done with shimmering bronzer rather than heavy matte powder.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 12 June 2019
• These were sizable animals, each with a two-foot wingspan, not quite so large and hefty as some fruit bats but still daunting, especially with thousands swooshing at you in a narrow tunnel.
  — David Quammen, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2012
• For those not wanting to swoosh down a piste, there’s also plenty of alternative activities on offer.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
• But there are creations for sneaker lovers, too: Woodmann has been giving sneakers quite the lovely makeover, covering a pair of Nikes in a rich tapestry, replacing the laces with a dainty pink bow, and recreating the brand’s swoosh sign in orange.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2018
• There were pragmatic equestrians who teamed knee-high crocodile boots with wide shorts, and Romantic Victorians who swooshed across the marble wearing bottle green or lake blue opera cloaks a la Oscar Wilde.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 July 2018
• There was a medicinal flavor that reminded me of torturously swooshing my mouth with fluoride at the pediatric dentist.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 7 Mar. 2018

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swoosh

2 of 2 noun

• The only thing white on them was a little bit on the toe and the Nike swoosh.
  — Ronald Blum, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
• Only change is the swoosh being on the front of the jersey.
  — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Travis Scott has his line of Nikes with a backward swoosh.
  — Glenn Gamboa, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Plank is wearing black high-top cleats with the Nike swoosh in the picture.
  — Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• And Willie Taggart was dressed in a white striped shirt and slacks, nary even a swoosh in sight.
  — Joel Odom, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• The meringue, bruleed on top, was a swoosh of marshmallow-like cloud.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2020
• By Samira Ahmed Babr woke at dawn to the muezzin’s call and the swoosh swoosh of street sweepers.
  — Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
• Even though there’s not a swoosh in sight, that seems sort of like tempting fate.
  — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2022
• None will look better with a swoosh out front, and many will look much worse.
  — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• The logo on the shoe is sort of like a Nike swoosh, but a little more...swimming.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2010
• But its colors — along with the Nike swoosh — were what truly made the shoe stand out.
  — New York Times, 6 May 2022
• Koepka plays with a swoosh on his shirt and a chip on his shoulder.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
• The company claims the shoe will dilute the integrity of its icon, the swoosh.
  — Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
• And that means the swoosh is on the same position for everyone.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2019
• The shoes feature a black upper and black swoosh with white accents.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2019
• Spoon yogurt onto a platter and give it a swoosh to spread it out.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
• Woods wore one logo, Nike's swoosh, on all of his clothing.
  — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• Just one swoosh of my blush brush gave me a vibrant—but not clowny—kiss of peachy pink across my cheekbones.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2021
• Also new to this year's uniforms is the Flagstar Bank logo on the left side of the chest, opposite the Nike swoosh on the right side.
  — Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2017
• Worn by the likes of Travis Scott, the gray Jordans with a logo’d swoosh are now fetching resale prices upwards of $8,000.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2020
• The sneakers were just the vehicle, and the vehicle for the vehicle was the swoosh.
  — New York Times, 15 June 2022
• The Tiffany and Nike shoe is made of black suede with the signature Tiffany blue being included in the Nike swoosh.
  — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
• The red spot is an active volcano on Io, and the blue swoosh is the plume of ejecta reaching well above the moon's surface.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2012
• The sneakers come with a gray base with black accents and scarlet flywire, laces and swoosh.
  — cleveland.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• The black looks to have already been included as the color of the Nike swoosh logo on the upper arm of the jersey.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2020
• If not, get a sharpie and black out the swoosh or any other company logo.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
• The Schumachers have Jesuit on their singlets, the swoosh on their feet and running in their blood.
  — OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018
• My personal favorite for an any-time snack: on a seedy slice of toast with a swoosh of butter.
  — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 19 Nov. 2022
• Woods returned from his February 2021 car crash and was wearing FootJoy shoes instead of the swoosh.
  — Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• They’ll be politely reminded to switch to something with a swoosh or Jumpman logo.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024