How to Use swatter in a Sentence

swatter

noun
  • Chasing them around with a fly swatter isn’t likely to work.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Get this intense fly swatter, made out of leather with an ash wood handle.
    — Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Both Oi and Gray say the use of good, old-fashioned fly swatters is best.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Both Oi and Gray say the use of good, old-fashioned fly swatters is best.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Both Oi and Gray say the use of good, old-fashioned fly swatters is best.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • The Biden campaign had even added a fly swatter to its merchandise by the end of the evening.
    — NBC News, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Although mangabeys are known to use tools, researchers have not yet observed them wielding fly swatters.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2019
  • The $10 fly swatter went up for sale quickly after the debate.
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2020
  • One group had to improve a fly swatter and another had to find a way to improve the lives of pet owners.
    — Michael Walsh, Courant Community, 5 June 2018
  • In fact, some have argued that swatters merely take advantage of a system that’s way too quick to use force.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 5 June 2018
  • Williams said the swatter, who has yet to be caught, made a hoax call claiming a shooting had occurred at Williams' home.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Some swatters are trolls who do this for laughs and personal entertainment.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 5 June 2018
  • Off the bench came, among many others, a 6-foot-11 shot-swatter from Senegal.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Here comes safety Miles Killebrew, knocking the ball down like a human fly swatter.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Small shot has no place here, except for a handful of 5 or 6 steel shot swatter loads designed to subdue cripples.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Oi also suggests keeping sanitizing wipes handy to wipe down the swatter and the surface where the fly was smashed.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For Mack, the finding pointed to an even bigger pattern — and an even more prolific swatter.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This was not the first time the Grammy Award-winning artist appeared to have been targeted by swatters.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The restaurant was also dinged after an inspector noticed dirty dishes stored as clean and a fly swatter on a cutting board.
    — Evan Moore august 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But unless a swatter uses their own phone or speaks about it publicly, the person can be difficult for law enforcement to track.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Allen showed some defensive chops in his second pro season, evolving from a simple shot swatter to a solid back-line anchor.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Finally, though, in that case, the swatter was prosecuted and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
    — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 28 May 2020
  • Plug-in zappers and handheld electric swatters are also available, but these are designed more for low-scale and domestic use.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Despite the extreme heat, butchers laid out raw meat on the hoods of their cars, whacking away flies with branches or fly swatters jury-rigged with plastic bags.
    — Valerie Hopkins Emile Ducke, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Neither police nor Finch knew that the hoax had been called in by a serial swatter Tyler Barriss.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Back on the debate stage, Harris closes the moment by promptly smacking Pence on the head with a bright red swatter.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Experts agree that stronger laws, harsher penalties and better technology to track swatters are all needed.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Experts agree that stronger laws, harsher penalties and better technology to track swatters are needed.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025

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