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• Meanwhile, Finebaum stepped aside from his shot to let the legend take a swing.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2022
• Coen is the latest in a long line of directors to take a swing.
  — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2022
• Writer Chris Bremner was the latest to take a swing at a script in 2020.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
• Irving’s city council is set to take a swing at one of the biggest real estate deals in the works in North Texas.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
• Watch wildlife, ride your bike, enjoy a boat tour or take a swing at The Plantation Course at Edisto.
  — Lesli Peterson, ajc, 31 Aug. 2021
• Naturally, this ride calls for only the bravest thrill-seekers to take a swing.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2021
• There’s no predator species on the planet that won’t take a swing at one of these baitfish imitators, and that includes trout.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
• The only thing that would really surprise the sports world is if Discovery declined to to take a swing at any big sports-rights package that might emerge.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
• Use this spooky time of year to take a swing at manifesting, trying out some candle magic, and maybe even getting in a tea leaf reading.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2020
• By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
• By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
• And yet another digital-news operation plans to take a swing at it.
  — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
• Sarkisian did get his chance to take a swing at Saban and the Alabama program, just a few months after being the playcaller on the Crimson Tide’s national title team.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
• But oh, did Mother Nature take a swing at inducing some misery into the conference.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2022
• Later on, Howard appeared to take a swing toward Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, and players from each side got involved in the skirmish.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 20 Feb. 2022
• Later, Howard appeared to take a swing toward Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, and players from each side got involved in the skirmish.
  — Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022
• With over 89 million acres of corn planted annually and only half a million acres of cannabis/hemp, there are many concepts to prove as farmers like Fine, Alvarez and Sardinas try to scale it up and take a swing at the plate.
  — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• Now those minor leaguers, only a small percentage of whom will ever reach the majors, may take a swing at improving their economic status.
  — Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
• Eventually, the Aid Access providers fully expect Republicans to take a swing at their efforts.
  — Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• Expanding human consciousness requires us humans to take a swing at becoming something greater than ourselves.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024