swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
People with a kidney illness, for example, can’t process potassium well, so a tomato sauce might be swapped for red peppers.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Still, his government maintains some Chinese financial ties, including a standing currency swap with the People’s Bank of China, showing that pragmatism may temper ideology.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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Verb
North swapped out Tyler's pants for a matching miniskirt and added a microphone and a pair of black sunglasses to top off the look.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
People with a kidney illness, for example, can’t process potassium well, so a tomato sauce might be swapped for red peppers.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Just before the election, the US signed a $20 billion currency swap line agreement with Argentina to shore up the beleaguered peso, which is down more than 30% so far this year.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Still, his government maintains some Chinese financial ties, including a standing currency swap with the People’s Bank of China, showing that pragmatism may temper ideology.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swap
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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