swing at (someone or something)
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: 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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Seattle took another swing at a WR3 with the first-round selection of Jaxon Smith-Njigba in 2023.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Is that good enough for the Cubs to take a swing at landing him?
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Outraged, the victim took a swing at the other straphanger, sparking a brawl.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
But the always creative Rays could also dip their toes in the deep end and take a bigger swing at one of the most prominent names in the reliever market.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Is that good enough for the Cubs to take a swing at landing him?
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Outraged, the victim took a swing at the other straphanger, sparking a brawl.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
But the always creative Rays could also dip their toes in the deep end and take a bigger swing at one of the most prominent names in the reliever market.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for swing at (someone or something)
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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 22 Aug. 2025.
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