How to Use swag in a Sentence

swag

1 of 2 noun
  • The robbers divided the swag.
  • This show is just swag all the way down.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The white boy swag is strong with this one.
    — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
  • That moves with swag and purpose.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Dot the swag with faux berries and top it off with a festive red bow.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Also, Stephen has the best swag.
    — Laura Bradley, Vanity Fair, 18 May 2026
  • All of the swag came together in one night.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Give me the swag, give me the attitude.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • They will also be gifted some city swag.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Fresh wreaths and Mantel swags are for sale at the gift shop.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
  • But bonus points for taking their swag and free gifts anyway!
    — William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
  • S’well bottles made their way into swag bags across the land.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • His team-first attitude is what brings that spark and swag to the line.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There will be balloons and giveaways of shirts and other swag.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The first 40 shoppers get a swag bag with goodies.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Enjoy creative swag and free snacks at the finish line.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • These include deals on tickets and food, free swag, concerts and more.
    — Andrew Koopman, Chron, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The farm also has wreaths, swags, and other greens for purchase, and tree stands.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
  • This wooden angel hangs from the ceiling in a swag of greenery.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Just want some Dogfish x Survivor swag?
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Wang gave it a theatrical hard-metal rhythmic swag that brought cheers.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Maybe for the Coachella crowd, simply Bieber and all his swag will be enough.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The pair also received a basket of Cane’s swag.
    — Idaho Statesman, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Justin Bieber is passing his swag down to one-year-old son Jack Blues.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And so do all sorts of freebies, from free ice cream and drinks to such swag as sunhats, sun lotion or eye cream.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
  • The first 250 registrants get a swag bag with a souvenir cup.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • And she's got a little bit of that Billie Eilish swag to her too.
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 28 May 2022
  • Double and triple up pinecones by securing them with wire on a magnolia swag.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
  • New swag to display your pride in The Garden available at the gift shop.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • People wave flags and hand out swag (knick-knacks like T-shirts, wristbands, and stickers).
    — Allison Hope, Parents, 3 June 2026

swag

2 of 2 verb
  • But then Dsquared2 is a fun show where you’re meant to swag it up.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Payne is trying to rediscover that swag a right foot strain has toned down.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Another way to deal with low ceilings is to swag a light fixture from the ceiling.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The 100-year-old maroon velvet rope still swags alongside the curving stairs.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2019
  • Magnolia leaf and fir branch garland swags drape our staircases, and warm white lights illuminate our trees.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The classically prepared omelet is appropriate at any hour and can be swagged up with an optional hit of caviar.
    — Bon Appetit, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Arenado passed out ballcaps, T-shirts and other Rockies swag.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2017
  • In Rossa, Buren’s stripes wrap the soft edges of the building, the two patterns of color meeting in a swagging line around the middle.
    — Shonquis Moreno, Curbed, 6 Aug. 2018
  • On a wall with multiple windows, hang your garland at the corners of the bank of windows (letting the greenery trail toward the floor) and swag it in the middle.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Sure, some students will swag out their rooms with energy-guzzling TVs, game consoles, microwaves, or mini-fridges.
    — Suzy Le Bel, USA TODAY College, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Those watching the race at home, or at the track, can scan the code and win prizes such as tickets to future races or swag such as T-shirts, hats, floor mats, racing flags, and koozies.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Then head over to Rival, the award-winning boutique hotel has a retro Art Deco swag that’s inviting and super chic.
    — Essence, 11 June 2020
  • Souvenirs from his time include a fortune worth of silk window treatments — draped, swagged, fringed, puddled or ballooned — that reach past 20 feet tall in the living room.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2019
  • That Miami swag, that arrogance, so to speak, seems to get resurrected when a group of former Canes get together.
    — Susan Miller Degnan, miamiherald, 21 July 2017
  • For Isabell Hutchins the gifts were even more personal — 1996 Olympics swag featuring the event’s mascot, Izzy.
    — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.
    — Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Cam’s $400 hotel sweats (because his airline lost his luggage) are by British brand Orlebar Brown, capturing the necessary quality and swag that Bovaird then had embroidered.
    — Emma Fraser, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2022
  • During this time of year, strolling or biking through the historic district in the town’s quaint Northwest Quadrant (where glossy magnolia wreaths and fresh cypress swags decorate homes) will stir imagination and wonder—and will likely prompt a Zillow click or two.
    — Stephanie Hunt, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025

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