take a swing
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: to try to hit something
Some drunk took a swing at me.
The batter took a swing at the first pitch.
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But the Patriots also owe it to themselves to take a swing and try to add a couple of players before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Phoenix is currently terrible and has every incentive to take a swing if there’s even a 10 percent chance that its ceiling can be reached sometime in the next five years.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Pioneer Press staff members take a swing at predicting the outcome of Sunday’s game in Ireland.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
As a student of the game, this conditioner that doubles as a film maker saw an opportunity with one of his hot horses and decided to take a swing in the grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar on July 26.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Phoenix is currently terrible and has every incentive to take a swing if there’s even a 10 percent chance that its ceiling can be reached sometime in the next five years.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Pioneer Press staff members take a swing at predicting the outcome of Sunday’s game in Ireland.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
As a student of the game, this conditioner that doubles as a film maker saw an opportunity with one of his hot horses and decided to take a swing in the grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar on July 26.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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“Take a swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20swing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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