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Examples of swig in a Sentence
can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?
Recent Examples of swig from the Web
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This is especially true when those slabs are crumbled and then mixed in with cheese and noodles and eaten between swigs of a coconut caramel chocolate brown ale called Dirty Little Freak.
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As the silver trophy was passed around, some team members poured champagne into it and took swigs.
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That’s what Madison Munoz tweeted earlier this month after grandma brought the party to a grinding halt by flipping upside-down and doing a hand-stand on top of a keg while taking a big ol’ swig of Michelob Ultra.
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There, the model took swigs of champagne, switched up her outfits and even partied with Nicki Minaj.
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Those who pop the cap on Forty Ounce Muscadet and expect a swig of something sweet are in for a surprise.
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Japanese centenarian Shigechiyo Izumi (1865-1986), who reached the age of 120, claimed a daily swig of shochu -- local sugarcane wine -- was the secret to his ripe old age.
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Sean Evans, the unflappable host, began to ask him a question, and DJ Snake, frantic, got up from his seat, took off his leopard-collar denim jacket, exhaled deeply, took a swig of milk, and accused Mr. Evans of lying about eating equally hot wings.
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Fonda plugged her thumb in the jug and took a swig.
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Origin and Etymology of swig
origin unknown
swig
Definition of swig
swigged
;swigging
transitive verb
: to drink in long drafts swig cider
intransitive verb
: to take a swig : drink
swigger
nounExamples of swig in a Sentence
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
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Last year 154,00 spectators attended Epsom over the two-day festival, swigging 4,200 bottles of Champagne in the process.
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Michael had it the worst, leading 431 laps in 16 career starts without ever getting the chance to swig that championship milk.
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Chow down on burgers, tater tots and more while swigging craft beer.
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Fourteen years later, Captain Jack’s still swigging rum, and may well have had a hand in writing the script; the plot’s still incoherent/beside the point.
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The report describes the pledges engaging in heavy drinking, and Piazza at one point is seen swigging from a bottle of vodka and then consuming beer.
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Lost Boys swigged White Bull (the local beer) next to hardened guerrillas bobbing their heads to reggae rap.
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First Known Use of swig
circa 1650
SWIG Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of swig for English Language Learners
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: to drink (something) quickly and in large amounts : to swallow a lot of (a drink)
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