swing at (someone or something)
idiom
: to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something
She swung her purse at me.
She swung at the ball but missed.
He made a fist and swung at me for no reason.
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The Cavs also took a big swing at the trade deadline, dealing for Hunter to add coveted size and shooting to the perimeter and a switchable defender who could hang with players much bigger than his 6-foot-8 frame.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Aunt Lydia’s reversal, on the other hand, is a dramatic and consequential swing at heroic redemption.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Celestiq still sits at the top of the lineup, though, and by pricing this EV well into six figures, Cadillac plans to take a swing at the automotive industry’s oldest luxury houses: Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Maybach in particular.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
And that is a product of his having yet to swing at any of the 17 pitches has seen outside the strike zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Aunt Lydia’s reversal, on the other hand, is a dramatic and consequential swing at heroic redemption.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Celestiq still sits at the top of the lineup, though, and by pricing this EV well into six figures, Cadillac plans to take a swing at the automotive industry’s oldest luxury houses: Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Maybach in particular.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
And that is a product of his having yet to swing at any of the 17 pitches has seen outside the strike zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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“Swing at (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20at%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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