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Examples of swoon in a Sentence
Holistapet, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump supporters swooned about the majesty of American justice, and the commentariat seethed.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
Swift was seen on the field embracing and kissing Kelce in January after the Chiefs won the AFC Championship, a clip that quickly circulated on social media and sent fans swooning.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
The adorably compact, short-strapped Baguette, which tucked under the arm just like its carbohydrate namesake, came in an increasingly collectible range of colors, patterns, and materials, sending teens and grandmothers alike swooning.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
However, there was one scene that didn’t leave Erin swooning.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Photo illustration: Jamie Leventhal Prices for metals used in batteries swooned in 2023, as rising supply and weak demand drove lithium to its cheapest level in two years, cobalt to its lowest point in four and nickel to its pandemic-era nadir.
—Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
From striking writers and actors to swooning stock prices, 2023 didn’t lack for drama.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
Needless to say, the audience, both in the auditorium and at home, swooned.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
Sean Lewis, San Diego State Lewis had a rocky single season as the offensive coordinator under Deion Sanders at Colorado, eventually losing play-calling duties amid the Buffaloes' swoon following a strong start.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Allies had hoped his performance in the first GOP debate last month would arrest a summer swoon.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
Travis Kelce Says Taylor Swift 'Wasn't Too Happy' About Having to Postpone Her Buenos Aires Show
The power couple recently made the Internet collectively swoon by sharing a sweet post-concert kiss in Buenos Aires.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
For anyone still learning to love moviegoing again, here was a picture to make one swoon.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
By July, share prices started a synchronized swoon that’s barely abated.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
This year’s late-season swoon could be even worse as USC lost five of its last six regular-season games.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
The team recovered from a summer swoon to lose just one of its final seven games.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 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 16 Apr. 2024.
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