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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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Kilgore leads his cavalry into air battle to the strains of Wagner, taking out combatants in between swigs of coffee.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The pills can be downed with a swig of water just like statins, SSRIs, and so many other pharmaceuticals that are already part of people’s daily routine.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Kilgore leads his cavalry into air battle to the strains of Wagner, taking out combatants in between swigs of coffee.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
The coaches swigged a few Pabst Blue Ribbons and told old war stories – most of which had the same starting spot.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swig. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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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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