Examples of swig in a Sentence
Noun
can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?
Verb
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
In its struggle of the soul, national and personal, with a swig or two of liberal cosplay, Zero Day is maybe even a spiritual sequel to the 1995 Michael Douglas flick.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Jenny Berg, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
To our left trailed a seemingly endless line of cars, inside of which children slept and workers swigged coffee.
—Juan Wulff, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In a true Babygirl moment, Gaga also took a big swig of milk to cleanse her palate.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
In its struggle of the soul, national and personal, with a swig or two of liberal cosplay, Zero Day is maybe even a spiritual sequel to the 1995 Michael Douglas flick.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
With an ergonomic design that has flat, easy-to-grip sides, the cup makes swigging a cinch.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
To our left trailed a seemingly endless line of cars, inside of which children slept and workers swigged coffee.
—Juan Wulff, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swig. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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swig
1 of 2 noun
: a quantity drunk at one time
swig
2 of 2 verb
swigged; swigging
: to drink in long gulps
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