in/at one fell swoop

phrase

: with a single, quick action or effort

The court has dismissed all of the charges against him in one fell swoop.

Examples of in/at one fell swoop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But then, Zygar said, the restart of the Israeli and American war with Iran in February, in one fell swoop, changed everything for the Kremlin. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Last season, Breslow made a franchise-altering trade in sending Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in an effort to recalibrate the clubhouse dynamics and the franchise’s finances in one fell swoop. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Most of these brands are still relatively up-and-coming in South Korea, and in bringing them Stateside in one fell swoop, Ulta looks to be a first-mover in the fast-growing Korean hair care category. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Mar. 2026

The 39-year-old photographer from Beirut captured a stunning sequence of images in the early hours of Wednesday, showing an Israeli missile demolishing a tower block in one fell swoop. — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026