How to Use Swiss in a Sentence

Swiss

1 of 2 noun
  • Tabitha keeps her trusty Swiss Army knife in her purse along with her lipstick.
    — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-05-16
  • Pauker’s guests on that day were from the Swiss Red Cross.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 2024-04-06
  • If using Swiss chard, cut the inside rib out from the center.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-06-14
  • You could be chased by Swiss Guards, as at that time the square is well and truly closed.
    — Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 2023-04-04
  • The house is staffed with a Swiss Chalet Team, an in-house award-winning chef, and a wine cellar.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 2023-11-29
  • Its sandwiches are gluten-free because they are wrapped in greens such as Swiss chard and collards instead of bread.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2023-04-03
  • The Swiss Army knife is back in his pocket, though the screwdriver is still extended.
    — Michael Finkel, Town & Country, 2023-06-27
  • The pope met with the Swiss Guards, their families and friends on the morning of the ceremony.
    — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 2024-05-06
  • The Swiss have not had a mass shooting—defined as one resulting in more than four deaths—since 2001.
    — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 2023-06-20
  • Indeed, the tall, jagged peaks surrounding the town have led to comparisons with quaint ski villages in the Swiss Alps.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 2023-11-27
  • Merokeety Ruffle Swiss Dot Blouse, $30.39 with coupon (orig.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 2023-05-13
  • Friends put them up for a year at the majestic Dolder Grand hotel, overlooking the Swiss Alps.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 2023-12-02
  • Swiss Wine Festival Wine and beer drinkers should make a stop at the Swiss Wine Festival.
    — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The Swiss National Bank was the first major central bank to cut rates in the current cycle on March 21.
    — David McHugh, Quartz, 2024-04-11
  • The sidewalk along the Aare River is congested with wet and happy Swiss, hiking upstream in swimsuits just to float back into town.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 2023-06-06
  • Though Parmesan tends to be the gateway to learning about rennet, it’s actually used in most cheeses—from cheddar and feta to Manchego and Swiss.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 2023-10-08
  • The review found that Swiss Miss milk chocolate flavor hot cocoa mix and Ghirardelli premium hot cocoa mix were safer to drink than the others.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2023-12-23
  • Much like Swiss Avenue, another historic street in Dallas, the sidewalks are wide and the homes are built up on a small slope, offering spacious and oversized front yards.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 2023-05-12
  • In a study published in the Swiss Journal of Psychology in 2014, scientists found that the front of cars often look like their owners’ faces.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 2023-06-21
  • After the Boogg burned, bratwurst were cooked by guild members on the embers of the fire, capping a centuries-old tradition that, for us travelers, was whimsical, weird and quintessentially Swiss.
    — Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The movie’s co-producers are Kaleem Aftab and Apondi, with the support of Swiss Films and the Red Sea Film Fund.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee OC-45 Those who appreciate warm white will want to gravitate toward this cheerful shade.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Also named in the patent infringement suit were the German, Swiss, Belgian, Italian and French arms of Skechers operations across Europe.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Just last fall, Swiss watch brand Breitling and the NFL announced a partnership that gave Breitling the NFL licensing partnership for all 32 teams.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Created in collaboration with nearly two-century-old Swiss clockmaker L’Epée 1839, the movement winds manually by rolling the car backward on its real rubber wheels, clicking the mechanism into place.
    — India Brown, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Swiss legislature unanimously approved six million dollars in emergency aid; a charitable group, Swiss Solidarity, quickly secured another twenty-one million in donations.
    — Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has said Swiss firms cannot pass off goods as Liechtensteiner by routing them through the principality because they would still be recognized as Swiss in origin.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter (R) and Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin address a press conference on US tariffs in Bern on April 3, 2025.
    — Sophie Kiderlin,jenni Reid, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
  • It is produced by Reto Schaerli and Lukas Hobi from Zodiac Pictures, in co-production with MMC Zodiac, Swiss Radio and Television and SRG SSR.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The film was supported by IDFA Bertha Fund, Visions Sud Est, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Stichting Connected Foundation, FRITT ORD, Viken Filmsenter, Art Council Norway, Norwegian Film Institute, TorinoFilmLab and Creative Europe – Media Program of the European Union.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025

Swiss

2 of 2 adjective
  • Swiss chard does just fine in clay-rich gardens and is less likely to be water-stressed in clay soil.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • The film will be released in Swiss cinemas by trigon-film.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Transfer half of the mixture to the prepared pan and top with the Swiss cheese.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Each time the Swiss team scored, a deafening roar cut through the thick tropical air.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 June 2026
  • When Swiss cheese and bacon come together, magic just happens.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The landscape of Swiss watchmaking is being reshaped with the arrival of a new group on the scene.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • Big-name clients have ranged from Microsoft to Deloitte and a leading Swiss bank.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The crowd was raucous in the stands as Canada attacked the Swiss goal in the final 20 minutes.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Xhemaili is one of many members of the current Swiss squad to have parents born outside the country, in her case Kosovo.
    — Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This marks the first time On has exceeded 800 million Swiss francs in quarterly sales.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • Chill in your fridge so the French bread has time to soak up the butter, Parmesan, and Swiss cheese, chicken broth, white wine, and sour cream.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, the Swiss side were beaten down by Canada’s effective, physical defending and had their backs up against the wall.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Other foods rich in vitamin K1 include collard greens, Swiss chard, Brussels sprouts and turnip greens.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • No wonder that Swiss deep tech businesses continue to catch the eye of international investors.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • In other words, travelers aren't supposed to keep their purchases a secret — at which point that Swiss watch or French handbag could be hit with tariffs.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Fiennes has been married to Swiss model María Dolores Diéguez since 2009.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
  • The Swiss watchmaker also issued an apology for the ad, which was widely condemned online in China.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The Swiss handover is the latest in a steady stream of restitutions by European museums to Nigeria.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • The Swiss watch industry tends to shut down for July and August, but comes alive again during a build-up to the holiday shopping season.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Down in the valley, a living museum honoring the Swiss national dog's history — and its future — is marking its first year.
    — ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • As a result, Swiss authorities kept the section under constant surveillance.
    — Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Swiss newspapers debated whether Blatten should be abandoned.
    — Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • After living in London for 11 years, the family moved to the historic Swiss alpine village of Saanen.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • The Swiss midfielder started on the halfway line and set off sprinting after Sascha Riether’s hopeful aerial pass pumped down the right channel.
    — Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • By the 1890s a good one hundred thousand Swiss people had emigrated to the USA.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Despite the rally for gold stalling since the middle of the year, the Swiss banking giant hiked its 2025 and 2026 target for gold prices.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Lucrative endorsements and a stake in shoe brand On have made the Swiss star just the seventh athlete in the three-comma club—and a food tech investment may serve up another payday.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • French President Emmanuel Macron has said the summit could happen in Europe and proposed the Swiss city of Geneva.
    — Sam McNeil, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The menu here celebrates local and European ingredients, from Swiss cheeses presented on a trolley to mountain perch and winter truffles.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • The Swiss luxury watch brand Breitling is getting into business with the National Football League.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025

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