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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Moody reckoned that pretty much everyone in the class would want to take a big swing at it.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
This is what has been stressed by the Padres’ hitting coaches — to be ready for the right pitch, swing at that pitch and do damage on that pitch.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Peak Spec took a swing at the issue with its original Featherlight knife, offering an optional titanium clip with a particularly flat, sleek form designed to add comfort to one's grip and prevent the scratching and snagging that come with less streamlined clip designs.
—New Atlas, 14 July 2025
Toews’ arrival gives the Jets enough short-term runway to hold on to draft capital, make their picks and assess their needs midseason instead of taking a bigger swing at a different second-line centre now.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
This is what has been stressed by the Padres’ hitting coaches — to be ready for the right pitch, swing at that pitch and do damage on that pitch.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Peak Spec took a swing at the issue with its original Featherlight knife, offering an optional titanium clip with a particularly flat, sleek form designed to add comfort to one's grip and prevent the scratching and snagging that come with less streamlined clip designs.
—New Atlas, 14 July 2025
Toews’ arrival gives the Jets enough short-term runway to hold on to draft capital, make their picks and assess their needs midseason instead of taking a bigger swing at a different second-line centre now.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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 29 Jul. 2025.
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