swing at (someone or something)

idiom

: to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something
She swung her purse at me.
She swung at the ball but missed.
He made a fist and swung at me for no reason.

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Everyone from Dean Martin to Meghan Trainor has taken a swing at it. Emma Madden, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024 Warner had taken a swing at Joe Root in a Birmingham bar to give the series a perfect boxing-style PR trailer. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Acceleron Fusionis the latest startup to take a swing at this challenging nuclear-energy technology, banking on a novel approach that uses beams of heavy subatomic particles called muons to achieve fusion at much lower temperatures. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024 In a new documentary delving into the life and legacy of Martha Stewart, the homemaking master takes a swing at former FBI Director James Comey. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for swing at (someone or something) 

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“Swing at (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20at%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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