How to Use swiftly in a Sentence

swiftly

adverb

• Because of the tight timetable, the case may move swiftly to the Arizona Supreme Court.
  — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2022
• But the ice cream truck, ran by a man named Alex, swiftly took that business.
  — Camryn Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• The House is expected to swiftly pass it and send it on to Biden's desk.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2022
• Five of them were swiftly contained at less than half an acre.
  — The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
• If someone does again, Welch said the city is ready to respond swiftly.
  — Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• The Coyotes swiftly jumped on board and are now in the second season of the partnership.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• Smith has asked the justices to move swiftly, given the March 4 trial date.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
• And there’s a process that helps potters produce more swiftly.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
• That’s because this pathogen tends to spread swiftly and stealthily.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 8 Mar. 2023
• Moira ran down swiftly and lightly, with a jangle of her heels on the iron, to the bottom, which was still about six feet off the ground, in an open yard at the side of the pub.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
• But before Facebook could break up with him, the 70-year-old strongman ruler swiftly ditched the platform first.
  — Time, 5 July 2023
• Many of those changes took hold swiftly after the 2001 Ballard verdict.
  — Genna Contino, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
• Ever the pro, Clarkson swiftly recovered and finished the rest of her set at the closed-door event, decked out in the same lacy black outfit.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
• Prigozhin and his men swiftly captured Rostov-on-Don, the southern Russian city in June.
  — Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Within seconds, the man then wound up his arm and attacked Paul in front of the policemen, who swiftly moved in and tackled the assailant to the ground.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• The show moved swiftly along, almost as if folks were hurrying to get somewhere else.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
• This particular trope about Biden and Ukraine and the bribe that wasn’t is unlikely to die off swiftly.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
• If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden, who urged the Senate to act swiftly.
  — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2022
• But the motion went swiftly to a vote after only brief debate.
  — CBS News, 12 June 2024
• That didn’t fit into Legendary’s plan to move swiftly onto the next monster tag team.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
• Swift, for her part, made her displeasure known … swiftly.
  — Jessica Derschowitz, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023
• Madolyn swiftly whips out her gun and apprehends him after taking a taser to his neck.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
• Officials acted swiftly, and with the help of the general public, were able to track down the woman.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2022
• Olympic rules were swiftly revised to bar such appalling fun from future Games.
  — David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
• Ultimately, the process did not move swiftly enough to save Navalny.
  — Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• Progress on the new resort coming to Perryville is moving swiftly.
  — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
• Ukrainian forces swiftly rolled into the town of Sudzha about six miles over the border after launching the attack.
  — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
• The early bird catches the hip hop beat, so fans are encouraged to sign up swiftly to increase their chances of snagging a spot.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Aug. 2023
• Its slim design swiftly swivels around corners and reaches into tight spaces to grab dust, pet hair, dirt, crumbs, and more from bare floors and carpet.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
• In other words, says Figueiredo, never before has cancer science moved so swiftly toward finding new treatments.
  — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024