How to Use swipe in a Sentence

swipe

1 of 2 noun

• She took a swipe at her former company in her latest column.
• He had been known to take swipes at me — and from the Oscar stage, no less.
  — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
• Swipe left to reject; swipe right to see if there’s a spark.
  — WIRED, 14 Feb. 2023
• In a recent episode, Sharon took a swipe at some of the builders who've been helping the pair on the show.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 30 Sep. 2022
• In most apps, clicks equate to taps, and swipes on a trackpad match swipes on a screen.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
• Now all those amenities are a key card swipe away, 24 hours a day.
  — Emma Carmichael, ELLE, 24 Aug. 2023
• Next, go back to the home screen and open the Quick Settings pane with a swipe down from the top right corner of the display.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
• No bite will leave you wanting, no swipe of sauce will fail to elate.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
• Miss Pop does the same thing with a quick swipe of nail polish remover.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 15 Dec. 2023
• Which was probably the right call on the NAW swipe, but not after that.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
• Love at first Tinder swipe or first glance at their couch?
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 July 2023
• As London and Davis battled near the Chargers’ five-yard line, Mack swooped in for the swipe.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
• That the swipe prices (at present, .21 cents) are lower is a statement of the obvious.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• For folks with cameras, those live at the top of the app and provide a live view with just a simple swipe.
  — José Adorno, BGR, 1 Nov. 2022
• In the next swipe, Bieber appeared in the Burn Book — a diary used to trash talk members of the student body.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• Globes host Jerrod Carmichael took a moment to make a swipe at Kanye West.
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2023
• The color is buildable, but just one swipe was able to give me a hazy dose of color.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• One man opened a bin with the swipe of a card, emptied his bucket of slop and returned home.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
• Vampy oxblood is a moody color to swipe on when the days start getting shorter.
  — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2022
• One wrong step or a missed swipe can ruin your entire run.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022
• On the second swipe, the model took a page from the Burn Book (literally).
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• With one swipe of his right foot, Anderson sent the ball into the left corner of the net for his seventh goal of the year.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
• The super-thin titanium plates get close to the root to flat iron the hair straight with one swipe and reduce frizz.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 5 Nov. 2022
• And Fendi’s spring 2023 show modernized the mess by adding an avant-garde swipe of silver along the lash line.
  — Paige Stables, Allure, 19 Dec. 2022
• Here are the odds at each slot for the top three entering the lottery (swipe right on mobile to see full table).
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
• The actress added a pop of color to her ensemble with a swipe of red lipstick.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• So Hamilton chased Agholor down, and with a violent swipe of his arm punched the ball Peters’ way.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
• Of course, the key problem is how to pick, which way to swipe, is the person a serial killer or a chef with two Michelin stars.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
• The towels cleaned up the blue water and chocolate sauce with ease, and only needed two swipes to dry our hands.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• For much of the last decade, luxury e-commerce was heralded as the smart way to shop, offering hyped brands, exclusive products, free returns and 90-minute delivery services at the swipe of a button.
  — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024

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swipe

2 of 2 verb

• The cat swiped the dog across the nose.
• The cashier swiped the credit card and gave it back to me.
• They swiped some candy from the store.
• Just grab a strong-hold gel, swipe up, and you’re done.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 15 Sep. 2022
• Just swipe along the high points of the face, blend with your fingers, and voila.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
• The woman swiped the bangs out of her flushed face and lunged.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2023
• This time, just swipe your way to it and tap on the preview to open it.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
• To get out of app pinning, swipe up and hold from the bottom of the screen again.
  — Wired, 26 July 2022
• On the next pitch, De La Cruz swiped third without a throw.
  — Joe Totoraitis, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2023
• Just tap and hold on the first character in the word, then swipe to type for the rest of them.
  — WIRED, 13 Sep. 2022
• Mackenzie Holmes swipes the ball and takes it for a layup with 1:35 to go.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2023
• Just swipe on some cream or p0wder blush–then add some more.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 15 Sep. 2022
• Or swipe to the right on the chain itself and tap the message bubble icon.
  — Joanna Stern, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
• For example, swipe down on the screen to lower the top edge.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Aug. 2022
• Curry stayed in front of James and swiped a steal, clinching the tight win.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• While on a phone call, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen to open the Control Center.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• On Pixel phones, open the camera app, swipe down from the top of the screen, tap the gear icon and then go to Grid type → 3x3.
  — Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2022
• To open the control center, swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
• Instead, just swipe your finger to the left or right of the numbers to clear the last digit.
  — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
• But Butler ghosted in from the side to swipe the ball and dribbled to the other end.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
• Just swipe it atop the cheekbones, nose, forehead, and jaw then blend, blend, blend.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
• Since birds can’t swipe, the researchers looked for clues of courtship: Some fed each other.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Story swiped second on Rodriguez, a lefty who is quick to the plate.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
• Just shake it up for five seconds, swipe it on, and enjoy the 16-hour wear time that comes along with it.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 17 Oct. 2022
• To access the feature, swipe down from the top right side of the screen, which will display the Control Center.
  — Stephanie Arredia, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022
• Simply swipe on the balm, then follow a stroke (or three!) of the buildable color.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
• Both were swiping on the dating app Tinder and matched.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
• Those are just a few of the many sweater dresses worth swiping before the season’s over.
  — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
• On Android, swipe down from the top of your screen to bring up your notifications and settings screen.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
• By paying, users can unlock features like unlimited swipes and the ability to see who has swiped on them.
  — J. Edward Moreno, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024