How to Use swoop in a Sentence

swoop

1 of 2 verb
Definition of swoopnext
Synonyms for swoopnext
  • 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
  • Guttural bass lines that swoop up and down with counterpoint melodies?
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2022
  • But Jennifer Lawrence has unwittingly swooped in and saved the day.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Aug. 2023
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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
  • And on Tuesday, a coding change caused DPH’s website to catch up in one gigantic swoop.
    — J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 6 Jan. 2022
  • In the last week, as many Americans have died of complications from the virus every two days as died in one fell swoop on Sept. 11.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021

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