Examples of swig in a Sentence
Noun
can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?
Verb
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
So take a swig from a 12-ounce can, pour the rest in the batter.
—Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Harris swigs vodka from a bottle.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
So take a swig from a 12-ounce can, pour the rest in the batter.
—Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
The coaches swigged a few Pabst Blue Ribbons and told old war stories – most of which had the same starting spot.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swig. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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swig
1 of 2 noun
: a quantity drunk at one time
swig
2 of 2 verb
swigged; swigging
: to drink in long gulps
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