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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Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
As his teammates poured beverages down the back of his shirt and on top of his head, Guerrero broke into a wide grin, occasionally took a swig of beer and tried to describe his focus on finally beating the rival team.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
One little alien spews tiny tadpole-looking critters into a water bottle, later swigged down by junior engineer Malachite (Jamie Bisping).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This insulated bottle keeps drinks cold for hours, has a sip-or-swig lid, and comes in the cutest colors.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
As his teammates poured beverages down the back of his shirt and on top of his head, Guerrero broke into a wide grin, occasionally took a swig of beer and tried to describe his focus on finally beating the rival team.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
After the ceremony, winners and honorees stretched their legs, swigged the last of their champagne and went off for a group photo shoot.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
One little alien spews tiny tadpole-looking critters into a water bottle, later swigged down by junior engineer Malachite (Jamie Bisping).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swig. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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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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