How to Use swipe in a Sentence

swipe

1 of 2 noun

• She took a swipe at her former company in her latest column.
• With the swipe of a finger, a video plays.
  — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Wipe the squeegee off after each swipe.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
• Once the storm passed, its backside took one last swipe.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
• The swipe-and-scroll era may be losing its grip on young daters.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
• No bite will leave you wanting, no swipe of sauce will fail to elate.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
• In effect actors can be found with a swipe.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 June 2026
• These tiny things are perfect—one quick swipe to freedom.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
• Two or three coats before each class—a fresh swipe after lunch.
  — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
• In most apps, clicks equate to taps, and swipes on a trackpad match swipes on a screen.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
• That set them up for a quick dispatch via a series of sword swipes.
  — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• Now all those amenities are a key card swipe away, 24 hours a day.
  — Emma Carmichael, ELLE, 24 Aug. 2023
• He had been known to take swipes at me — and from the Oscar stage, no less.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
• The dust from the desert came off easily with a quick swipe of a damp cloth, too.
  — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
• Most mascaras are too wet on the first swipe, but this one is perfect from the get-go.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
• Miss Pop does the same thing with a quick swipe of nail polish remover.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Dec. 2023
• In a world of swipes and scrolls, print becomes a standout moment.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Vampy oxblood is a moody color to swipe on when the days start getting shorter.
  — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2022
• And in just one swipe, my pout was glazed in a hot, brick red shade worthy of a night out on the town.
  — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 30 June 2026
• The secret is to work from the top down and dry the rubber blade after each swipe.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
• Since then, dating has moved to apps and algorithms, to swipes and screens.
  — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
• The color is buildable, but just one swipe was able to give me a hazy dose of color.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• One swipe can cool down a base color, or be worn on its own for a your-lips-but-frostier look.
  — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• One man opened a bin with the swipe of a card, emptied his bucket of slop and returned home.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
• Take a clean, dry microfiber cloth and wipe down the shower tiles, working in long swipes.
  — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
• Simply apply to a cotton pad and swipe across your face as normal.
  — Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 8 May 2026
• Your pan should be completely clean or only require a few swipes of your sponge.
  — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
• For a pat of butter that melts just so, heat up an offset spatula and give it a swipe.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
• For folks with cameras, those live at the top of the app and provide a live view with just a simple swipe.
  — José Adorno, BGR, 1 Nov. 2022
• So in other words, give your shoes a good swipe before stepping inside.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 June 2026

swipe

2 of 2 verb

• The cat swiped the dog across the nose.
• The cashier swiped the credit card and gave it back to me.
• They swiped some candy from the store.
• Who got caught swiping this trash can?
  — FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
• Castle didn’t swipe away a steal or swat a shot.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
• The woman swiped the bangs out of her flushed face and lunged.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
• To switch between modes and screens, just swipe on the screen.
  — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
• Ana wiped the counter and swiped a stain on the white tile backsplash.
  — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
• Place two fingers at the very top-right area of the screen and swipe down.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
• This time, just swipe your way to it and tap on the preview to open it.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
• Just swipe along the high points of the face, blend with your fingers, and voila.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
• The fifth-year senior also blocked five shots and swiped four steals.
  — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
• To get out of app pinning, swipe up and hold from the bottom of the screen again.
  — Wired, 26 July 2022
• The bear swiped its claw toward her at one point, hitting the back of her knee.
  — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
• Start by swiping the pomade across the lid to define the eye.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
• Just swipe it atop the cheekbones, nose, forehead, and jaw then blend, blend, blend.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
• Or swipe to the right on the chain itself and tap the message bubble icon.
  — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
• Davis then swiped his hand to the side and walked away, as seen in videos from the incident.
  — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
• In the blurry photo, she can be seen swiping her thumb across her eye.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024
• His son had swiped up on us, thanking us for supporting his dad.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
• Keep swiping, because new love might be waiting to meet you.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
• And there’s a reason why swiping it on feels so special.
  — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2025
• Just tap and hold on the first character in the word, then swipe to type for the rest of them.
  — WIRED, 13 Sep. 2022
• Hulu is swiping right on the first look at its new biopic film, Swiped.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
• If that feels tricky, swipe down once from the top of the screen, then swipe down again to see more buttons.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
• This is a guy who swiped 32 bases a year ago and socked 28 homers two years ago.
  — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
• Put on the gloves and test them out, swiping from the edges toward the center.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
• Curry stayed in front of James and swiped a steal, clinching the tight win.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• Kempe was able to play it off of his skate and swiped it past Vladar to open the scoring.
  — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• To open the control center, swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023