How to Use groundswell in a Sentence

groundswell

noun
  • There's a nice groundswell and a lot of dancing action on the bait.
    cleveland, 5 Sep. 2019
  • At the time, there was a groundswell in this country to get something done.
    NBC News, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Fraught with bittersweet regret, a groundswell of longing, and, just maybe, a glint of hope.
    The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2019
  • There’s not a groundswell across the political spectrum.
    Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Fangio and Munchak say the small groundswell of coaching talent from the area is due in part to the great coaches that stayed around.
    Conor Orr, SI.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The firm received a groundswell of support from family groups and religious leaders.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Because of that fact, there is a groundswell of support from the exoplanet community, Marley says.
    Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Shortly after the release of the compilations, evidence of a modern groundswell appeared.
    Nathan Taylor Pemberton, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2019
  • According to her campaign’s website, Williamson believes that there is a groundswell of people in America who are seeking higher wisdom.
    Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Inherent in this is a thought-provoking reminder of the groundswell of support series can receive simply by depicting a hitherto-unseen way of life in a certain country.
    Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Trump ordered the transcripts released following days of mounting pressure from Congress, and a new groundswell of support among Democrats who favor impeachment.
    Josh Dawsey, The Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Liberal advocacy groups had hoped to push the party during the August recess toward an impeachment vote by stirring up a groundswell of grassroots support.
    Nicholas Fandos, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Hence the groundswell to hit the pause button, even for just a few days.
    NBC News, 27 Nov. 2020
  • There’s a huge groundswell of support for the film back home.
    Stuart Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But in season 4, the groundswell around it is just wild.
    Tira Urquhart, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The groundswell for change in this moment might break the cycle.
    Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The groundswell of anger had been brewing well before the first vote was cast.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • And then there was the groundswell of momentum on the other side.
    Eric Olson, ajc, 1 July 2021
  • There’s been this groundswell of stuff happening for the band.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2021
  • And despite the groundswell on a state level, that has yet to happen.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Whether some bother to do that depends partly on the groundswell around the song.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There is, indeed, a groundswell of support for the idea that something has to change.
    New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The groundswell of calls to regulate Big Tech today is no small change.
    Justin Sherman, Wired, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The show was axed by NBC this summer despite a groundswell of support from fans.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
  • There is a groundswell of people that have gotten involved in this.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Not to overstate the groundswell: That means six respondents named her; five chose him.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But three years later, when her son was born during the groundswell of the #MeToo movement in 2017, the best way to raise him didn't seem so clear.
    Jessica Dulong, CNN, 25 Mar. 2021
  • But all the work already getting done across the country shows that there’s a groundswell forming.
    Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The men’s deaths led to a groundswell of local organizing.
    Josiah Bates, Time, 1 June 2020
  • As Harris rides that early groundswell of support, Trump is working to tie her candidacy to Biden’s record, which some voters blame for their high costs of living.
    Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024

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