swing by
verb
swung by; swinging by; swings by
US, informal
: to make a brief visit
I'll swing by after work to drop off the paperwork.
Examples of swing by in a Sentence
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Ted Sarandos has swung by, and David Zaslav is often sitting courtside.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Laika is also taking a swing by partnering on the film’s release with Fathom Entertainment.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The two-time James Beard Award–winning chef and Milk Bar founder swung by the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to show just how precise her Weigh Gram Jewelry Scale really is.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 May 2026
Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Rene Morales, senior curatorial fellow at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood and former chief curator at PAMM, recently swung by for a studio visit with Palazzolo-Daboul, and, intrigued, ended up scouting out the rest of Tunnel.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Rafael Devers blasted a go-ahead, three-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies last Wednesday, but followed up that momentous swing by going 3-for-13 against the Baltimore Orioles.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The astronauts then swung by the moon while being treated to sights of its far side that no human has ever laid eyes upon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Some other Mayday operative will swing by the diner to pick Daisy up soon, June informs her.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Laika is also taking a swing by partnering on the film’s release with Fathom Entertainment.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The two-time James Beard Award–winning chef and Milk Bar founder swung by the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to show just how precise her Weigh Gram Jewelry Scale really is.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 May 2026
Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Rene Morales, senior curatorial fellow at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood and former chief curator at PAMM, recently swung by for a studio visit with Palazzolo-Daboul, and, intrigued, ended up scouting out the rest of Tunnel.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Rafael Devers blasted a go-ahead, three-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies last Wednesday, but followed up that momentous swing by going 3-for-13 against the Baltimore Orioles.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The astronauts then swung by the moon while being treated to sights of its far side that no human has ever laid eyes upon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Some other Mayday operative will swing by the diner to pick Daisy up soon, June informs her.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Swing by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20by. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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