How to Use take a swing in a Sentence

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  • Meanwhile, Finebaum stepped aside from his shot to let the legend take a swing.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Coen is the latest in a long line of directors to take a swing.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Writer Chris Bremner was the latest to take a swing at a script in 2020.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Irving’s city council is set to take a swing at one of the biggest real estate deals in the works in North Texas.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Watch wildlife, ride your bike, enjoy a boat tour or take a swing at The Plantation Course at Edisto.
    — Lesli Peterson, ajc, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Naturally, this ride calls for only the bravest thrill-seekers to take a swing.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2021
  • There’s no predator species on the planet that won’t take a swing at one of these baitfish imitators, and that includes trout.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The only thing that would really surprise the sports world is if Discovery declined to to take a swing at any big sports-rights package that might emerge.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Use this spooky time of year to take a swing at manifesting, trying out some candle magic, and maybe even getting in a tea leaf reading.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
  • By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
  • And yet another digital-news operation plans to take a swing at it.
    — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
  • Sarkisian did get his chance to take a swing at Saban and the Alabama program, just a few months after being the playcaller on the Crimson Tide’s national title team.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
  • But oh, did Mother Nature take a swing at inducing some misery into the conference.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Later on, Howard appeared to take a swing toward Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, and players from each side got involved in the skirmish.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Later, Howard appeared to take a swing toward Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, and players from each side got involved in the skirmish.
    — Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022
  • With over 89 million acres of corn planted annually and only half a million acres of cannabis/hemp, there are many concepts to prove as farmers like Fine, Alvarez and Sardinas try to scale it up and take a swing at the plate.
    — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • Now those minor leaguers, only a small percentage of whom will ever reach the majors, may take a swing at improving their economic status.
    — Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Eventually, the Aid Access providers fully expect Republicans to take a swing at their efforts.
    — Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • Expanding human consciousness requires us humans to take a swing at becoming something greater than ourselves.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020

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