How to Use swift in a Sentence

swift

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of swiftnext
Synonyms for swiftnext
  • The key is to hold the egg lightly and give it a swift rap on the countertop.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
  • When one of the men gets fresh with the hostess, played by Caitlin Stasey, Gavin gives the signal to dish out some swift justice.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Gone are the days of chafing with this swift, lightweight fabric.
    — Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The case went to the jury Thursday, which returned its swift verdict.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • It was widely assumed at the time that the war would be swift and decisive.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • One wrong move, or honestly even a Chiefs loss, could lead to a swift (LOL) turning of tides.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Before long, the reception (for TV) came to a pretty swift end.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The importance of swift response time was seen with the Parkland shooting in 2018.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • His ire is drawn by a group of swift, winged perpetrators who have made their homes in the trees high above his.
    — Ryan Maxin, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • But the show didn’t lose steam after Tinashe’s swift departure.
    — Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Bull Run had destroyed hopes of a swift end to the fighting, and the war was already costing more than $1 million per day.
    — Nicholas Guyatt, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
  • And the swift and almost miraculous recovery of the U.S. economy has been the envy of the world.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Sure, a chipped or sharp nail can be annoying, and these can ease that frustration in one swift clip.
    — Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Ukrainian resolve dashed his hope of a swift victory in days or weeks.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Because of the nonstick design of this pan, cleanup was swift and easy, which earned this roasting pan a score of 5 out of 5 for ease of cleaning.
    — Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • And summer’s ceaseless hours of sunshine are in swift decline.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The artist also made sure to post a swift response on his page under an image of Daphne and Combs walking side by side.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The drew a swift reaction from several medical groups and the White House.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Enter Email Sign Up The backlash to that decision has been swift and far-reaching.
    — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The parks have nine swift-water divers in high-risk areas around Santa Clara County ready to deploy.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • But many signs point to another swift clearing out of every last pair of sheer leggings and all the corset hoodies.
    — Jessica Testa, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • The fallout has been swift since a jury found Majors guilty of harassment and assault on Dec. 18.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The White House was swift to walk back the unscripted comment, much to Biden’s reported chagrin.
    — Becket Adams, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Working in any emergency requires swift action and an all-hands-on-deck approach to quell the threat.
    — Zena Harris, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023
  • With a swift kick, Armadillo rolls up into a ball and is venom-blasted away.
    — Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
  • González, 27, experienced an equally swift ascent two years ago but on the bathroom scale, not the mound.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • And all signs suggest that business adoption will be equally swift.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 May 2023
  • There was swift action from the chancellor of the exchequer and the prime minister to put the deal together, once the buyer was agreed.
    — Russ Shaw, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The challenge of syncing the flights with the moon's swift shadow, which races across the United States at over 1,500 miles per hour, falls on the shoulders of Delta's operations and customer center.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Nelson, Parton and Martell are the guiding voices on the 27-track, 80-minute-long narrative complete with swift, petty one-liners and fresh takes on centuries-old sounds.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
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swift

2 of 2 noun
  • The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that’s the way to bet.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Since her son's death, Bibl has tried to make sense of his swift-killing illness.
    — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • There are thousands who’ve parked to the east, and there’s a chance for the swift and alert to get across before the rest of the convoy gets there.
    — al, 28 Feb. 2022
  • If the right moves are made, the Fuel can reach for a turnaround as swift as Shanghai’s.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The theft was brazen and bewildering, the getaway swift, the trail of clues sparse and long-since dried up.
    — AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Her forehand power and placement were strong, which made her match against Gauff all the more swift.
    — Alex Coffey, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Among Hong Kong protesters, there were swift calls for a boycott of the film when it is released next year.
    — Fortune, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Once afflicted, elms faced a swift and an all-but-certain death.
    — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2020
  • The gray Ohio River below them, a swift-rippling ribbon.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 22 Feb. 2021
  • In one swift motion, McManus corralled the ball, cocked his arm back and rifled the ball on target to his catcher.
    — Kyle Stackpole, Howard County Times, 29 Mar. 2018
  • But now that movement of water isn’t that swift and doesn’t always happen.
    — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Each swift, steady step along the trail provided motivation for the next.
    — Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Buzz: Dynamic skater and puck carrier who makes a swift first pass.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The social media reactions to this news are coming in swift.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The longhair man crossed an empty street and, in a swift yet calm manner, set the corner of a wooden outdoor dining shed ablaze.
    — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
  • When the Tigray war erupted in November, Mr. Abiy promised a swift, bloodless campaign.
    — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The river does not appear wide there, maybe 20 to 30 yards, but that short distance obscures the dangers posed by the swift-moving current.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2019
  • The swift-moving flames were so intense in some places that even though these trees had evolved with low-level fires, almost all of them perished.
    — April Reese, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The scandal was a swift and crushing fall from grace for the longest-serving active member of Congress.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The swift, polished and pulpy action drama represents the franchise in a nutshell, warts and all, in terms of how it has been oft-mimicked and spoofed over the decades.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • For species already threatened with extinction, already clinging to the edge, this may have been the swift and final blow.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 8 Jan. 2020
  • And despite the fad's swift passing by the early '00s, rare Beanie Babies continue to sell for thousands of dollars to this day.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Other evolutions in the industry have been much more swift.
    — Justin Hatch, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Departing alongside him was self-delusion that guys like me, nobody’s bantamweight, can’t run with the swift.
    — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2021
  • But the price tag will have to be large, and the rollout swift, to prevent severe stress in households already suffering from the recession.
    — Ahmet Hacikura, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Market observers are hard pressed to recall such a swift and staggering fall.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 25 June 2020
  • Kensmil came up with it and, still on the ground, made a swift outlet pass to Bain, who cut in front of Duke senior captain Jack White and found himself alone near midcourt.
    — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But under the surface there is a titanic struggle between the swift moving current in the channel and the ships’ engines.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2019
  • An example was the swift reopening of the economy that followed the eruption of the pandemic in early 2020.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Seven months later, Taylor, a two-term Plano Republican, is on his way out of Congress after a swift and dizzying downfall.
    — Patrick Svitek, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2022

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