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Examples of swoon in a Sentence
Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
So intoxicating is its sweetness that raising a bloom to your nose invites you to swoon.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
Elle Woods would be swooning over the bright pink microwavable popcorn maker.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
Usher can’t help that people have been swooning over him for the better part of the past three decades.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
This latest sweet gesture sure had lots of Home Town fans swooning in the comment section.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Since then, stock prices have swooned while bond yields have ticked up.
—Bob Fernandez, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
Mothers, wives, girlfriends, husbands, and boyfriends from around the world celebrated the post’s message on body positivity and size inclusivity and swooned over the couple’s Instagram-perfect relationship.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
Federal health officials swooned over Opiant’s plan.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
There’s a salted fudgy swirl that slinks into a few bites—swoon.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2023
Economists have been clear that the economy would be roiled with even a short-term breach in the nation's ability to fully pay its bills as interest rates would rise and financial markets swoon.
—Kevin Freking, ajc, 28 May 2023
The biggest problem for the Rays during their July swoon was their offense going cold.
—Matt Martell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
After that, the Tigers jet back home to open a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals on Monday, while the Twins stay home for a four-game visit from the Boston Red Sox. TIGERS NEWSLETTER:Who is to blame for this June swoon? Live updates Can't see the chatter?
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2023
Adam Duvall then went down flailing to conclude a scoreless frame, a new nadir in the Sox’ June offensive swoon.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
This won't last for long You're forgiven for having a bit of a short memory with regards to Houston's swoons to start the season in recent years, but for those unaware, the Astros started 11-10 in 2022 and 8-10 in 2021.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
But on the downside, Hersey says the tool still lacks the kind of personalization that would make her swoon over an outfit formula.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
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Word History
Verb
Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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