Examples of swing bridge in a Sentence
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The swing bridge’s frequent failures have plagued the A train with delays for years.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The main course would be the 76-foot Swan Arrow, which was displayed at Cannes at the swing bridge leading from the harbor out to the Baie de Cannes.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Then there’s the 30-foot-deep moat with a swing bridge, the water canons capable of taking out helicopters, drones or skydivers, and the film of flammable liquid that can be automatically deployed across the surface of the artificial lake and ignited to create a defensive ring of fire.
—Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
For example, a New York City swing bridge got stuck open last month.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Video footage from the incident shows the 126-year-old swing bridge halfway open as boats spray water on it in an attempt to cool it down.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Another guy describes being stuck at the Snow-Reed Swing Bridge in Sailboat Bend on his way to The Riverside Market, not complaining but rejoicing, because … swing bridge!
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The main course would be the 76-foot Swan Arrow, which was displayed at Cannes at the swing bridge leading from the harbor out to the Baie de Cannes.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Then there’s the 30-foot-deep moat with a swing bridge, the water canons capable of taking out helicopters, drones or skydivers, and the film of flammable liquid that can be automatically deployed across the surface of the artificial lake and ignited to create a defensive ring of fire.
—Simon Usborne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
For example, a New York City swing bridge got stuck open last month.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Video footage from the incident shows the 126-year-old swing bridge halfway open as boats spray water on it in an attempt to cool it down.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Another guy describes being stuck at the Snow-Reed Swing Bridge in Sailboat Bend on his way to The Riverside Market, not complaining but rejoicing, because … swing bridge!
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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“Swing bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20bridge. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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