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Examples of swag in a Sentence
the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion
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Where: Tough Luck Bar | 1771 NE Dekum St. Portland, OR The Goods: There will be food and drink specials, a Terry Porter NBA Jam machine (with proceeds going to Doernbecher), Blazers swag, prizes and more.
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For Isabell Hutchins the gifts were even more personal — 1996 Olympics swag featuring the event’s mascot, Izzy.
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The classically prepared omelet is appropriate at any hour and can be swagged up with an optional hit of caviar.
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Sure, some students will swag out their rooms with energy-guzzling TVs, game consoles, microwaves, or mini-fridges.
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At the first New York edition of Internapalooza, engineers from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Quicken Loans Inc. greeted hundreds of computer science students with smiles and swag as their firms worked to recruit young talent.
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That Miami swag, that arrogance, so to speak, seems to get resurrected when a group of former Canes get together.
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Arenado passed out ballcaps, T-shirts and other Rockies swag.
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Origin and Etymology of swag
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock
Definition of swag
1
: sway 1
2 a
: something (such as a decoration) hanging in a curve between two points : festoon
b
: a suspended cluster (as of evergreen branches)
3 a
: goods acquired by unlawful means : loot
c
: promotional goods or items
- … Ravens gear was selling better than O's swag. I bought one of the cartoon-bird caps …
- —David Simon
d
: goods given to people who attend or participate in an event
- Her handbags … one year were a part of the swag celebrities brought home from the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- —Karen Martin
4
: a depression in the earth
5
chiefly Australia
: a pack of personal belongings
Examples of swag in a Sentence
The robbers divided the swag.
robbed a bank and hid the swag under the floorboards
Recent Examples of swag from the Web
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The recent Super Bowl win wasn't lost on fans, many of whom layered their Villanova gear with a bit of Eagles swag.
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The company's sales force—which more than doubled in size from 1996 to 2000—handed doctors OxyContin-branded swag including fishing hats and plush toys.
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On April 2, at the end of tournament play, the winner will receive a prize package filled with El Chingon swag and gift certificates.
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The Golden State Warriors had his Curry 5s, which are in limited release, and other swag sent to the team.
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All the cool amenities, players' lounges and uniform swag are great, but good players want to play on good teams.
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Brooklynites hardy enough to brave what are sure to be massive crowds at next week's grand opening will get to sample coffee and snacks from Whole Foods and the Friends of 365, and will be able to snatch some swag from the four brands.
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Lunch from Tip Top Meats is included, as well as T-shirts, swag bags, bibs, family fun activities, live music, World Water Day exhibitors/vendors and drinks.
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Of all the perks of being rich and famous (24/7 assistants, Fast Passes to every line on Earth, the power to shift the economy with a single tweet), the best is by far all the swag.
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First Known Use of swag
1660
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