How to Use swoosh in a Sentence

swoosh

1 of 2 verb
  • The ball swooshed by my head.
  • The perch flipped its tail twice and swooshed out of sight.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Tear up leaves and swoosh them around the bowl so they are evenly coated.
    Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2020
  • And when the doors swooshed open, half of them had no intention of getting off.
    New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Big Mercedes cars with German plates swoosh up and down its streets.
    The Economist, 11 July 2019
  • Just swoosh it over your face to stay protected from the sun and mattify shine.
    April Benshosan, Health, 22 June 2023
  • Place the flank steak in the baggie and swoosh it around until all surface areas are coated.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • That was in 1987, and the trend was to have designs such as numbers, Nike swooshes, lightning bolts and soccer balls shaved on the sides of a person's hair.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The hot-pink cabs swoosh up and down the busy streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, the largest city in central Africa.
    Shola Lawal, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2021
  • Brodziansky's wide-open 3-pointer swooshed through the net and gave the Frogs a four-point lead with under two minutes remaining.
    Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Bad Bunny’s groundbreaking 2018 debut LP, cartoon-like with his tongue as a slide down which folks could swoosh through and bounce out.
    Jhoni Jackson, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The tarpon jumped seven times, swooshing spectacularly in the air as Williams played it, worked it, reeled, kept the pressure on.
    Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Recreation includes laser tag, a race course for electric go-karts, a waterslide with a transparent tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship.
    Beth J. Harpaz, charlotteobserver, 14 Feb. 2018
  • There was also plenty of tweed thrown in for good measure in capes and blazers, and some sequined and beaded skirts and dresses that swished and swooshed past the paintings.
    Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Online, people threatened boycotts and posted videos and photos of shoes set on fire, Nike gear thrown in the trash, and swoosh logos cut out of products.
    Mae Anderson, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
  • Their carriages swoosh over roads, rivers and other obstructions, while passengers get to enjoy the view.
    Marcel Krueger, CNN, 16 May 2022
  • Turichenko quickly bands Sasha's long, honey-blonde hair into a ponytail, then swooshes a lovely blue scarf over it and ties it under Sasha's chin.
    Lynn Ischay, cleveland.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The model is totally at home in the most glam of 'fits, from a plunging sequin Valentino gown and dramatic, swooshing duster to a halter top made out of snakes.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the first video, Zachary Willmore is sitting in his childhood bedroom wearing a pink sweatshirt, his blond hair swooshed to the side, and begins applying makeup.
    Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps that’s why The Entity works as a villain, even if the way the movie personifies it with swooshing graphics and eye-like optics is a little hokey.
    Marah Eakin, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Some angry fans were even burning and cutting out the signature swoosh logos on their gear — and posting the results on social media.
    Jocelyn Noveck, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
  • Water sprinklers swoosh constantly outside the window, ensuring the acres of grass remain green, even through hot August days.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Beating that heat is of no concern to the fire performers, who joyfully danced the limbo beneath blazing poles while aerialists swoosh overhead.
    Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
  • Beating that heat is of no concern to the fire performers, who joyfully danced the limbo beneath blazing poles while aerialists swoosh overhead.
    Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
  • Next up, a sweep of highlighter gets swooshed across her skin, followed by a contouring routine for daytime done with shimmering bronzer rather than heavy matte powder.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 12 June 2019
  • These were sizable animals, each with a two-foot wingspan, not quite so large and hefty as some fruit bats but still daunting, especially with thousands swooshing at you in a narrow tunnel.
    David Quammen, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2012
  • For those not wanting to swoosh down a piste, there’s also plenty of alternative activities on offer.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • But there are creations for sneaker lovers, too: Woodmann has been giving sneakers quite the lovely makeover, covering a pair of Nikes in a rich tapestry, replacing the laces with a dainty pink bow, and recreating the brand’s swoosh sign in orange.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There were pragmatic equestrians who teamed knee-high crocodile boots with wide shorts, and Romantic Victorians who swooshed across the marble wearing bottle green or lake blue opera cloaks a la Oscar Wilde.
    Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 July 2018
  • There was a medicinal flavor that reminded me of torturously swooshing my mouth with fluoride at the pediatric dentist.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 7 Mar. 2018
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swoosh

2 of 2 noun
  • The only thing white on them was a little bit on the toe and the Nike swoosh.
    Ronald Blum, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Only change is the swoosh being on the front of the jersey.
    Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Travis Scott has his line of Nikes with a backward swoosh.
    Glenn Gamboa, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Plank is wearing black high-top cleats with the Nike swoosh in the picture.
    Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • And Willie Taggart was dressed in a white striped shirt and slacks, nary even a swoosh in sight.
    Joel Odom, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The meringue, bruleed on top, was a swoosh of marshmallow-like cloud.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2020
  • By Samira Ahmed Babr woke at dawn to the muezzin’s call and the swoosh swoosh of street sweepers.
    Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
  • Even though there’s not a swoosh in sight, that seems sort of like tempting fate.
    New York Times, 10 Mar. 2022
  • None will look better with a swoosh out front, and many will look much worse.
    Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The logo on the shoe is sort of like a Nike swoosh, but a little more...swimming.
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2010
  • But its colors — along with the Nike swoosh — were what truly made the shoe stand out.
    New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • Koepka plays with a swoosh on his shirt and a chip on his shoulder.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The company claims the shoe will dilute the integrity of its icon, the swoosh.
    Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
  • And that means the swoosh is on the same position for everyone.
    Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The shoes feature a black upper and black swoosh with white accents.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Spoon yogurt onto a platter and give it a swoosh to spread it out.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Woods wore one logo, Nike's swoosh, on all of his clothing.
    Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Just one swoosh of my blush brush gave me a vibrant—but not clowny—kiss of peachy pink across my cheekbones.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Also new to this year's uniforms is the Flagstar Bank logo on the left side of the chest, opposite the Nike swoosh on the right side.
    Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Worn by the likes of Travis Scott, the gray Jordans with a logo’d swoosh are now fetching resale prices upwards of $8,000.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The sneakers were just the vehicle, and the vehicle for the vehicle was the swoosh.
    New York Times, 15 June 2022
  • The Tiffany and Nike shoe is made of black suede with the signature Tiffany blue being included in the Nike swoosh.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The red spot is an active volcano on Io, and the blue swoosh is the plume of ejecta reaching well above the moon's surface.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2012
  • The sneakers come with a gray base with black accents and scarlet flywire, laces and swoosh.
    cleveland.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The black looks to have already been included as the color of the Nike swoosh logo on the upper arm of the jersey.
    Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2020
  • If not, get a sharpie and black out the swoosh or any other company logo.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The Schumachers have Jesuit on their singlets, the swoosh on their feet and running in their blood.
    OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018
  • My personal favorite for an any-time snack: on a seedy slice of toast with a swoosh of butter.
    Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The face of a growling panther, a cross, a small Nike swoosh and other images mark his left forearm.
    Daniel Borunda, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020
  • On one shoe, the Nike swoosh is green with violet stitching and the sole is violet, too.
    Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2020

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