How to Use swing over in a Sentence

swing over

verb
  • But its share has swung over that time.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Montgomery swung over the pitch.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Cabrera got Trout to swing over the curveball down and out of the zone to strike him out.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Kristen, 30-point swing over just a short amount of time, slightly over a year.
    — NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This was something different, a tight match that turned on two five-game swings over the final hour.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have taken some big swings over the last few offseasons.
    — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The 24-year-old has made several changes to his swing over the years in an effort to mitigate those concerns.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Hellebuyck was completely beat when the puck was swung over to MacKinnon, who had a wide-open net to work with.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Smalley has quietly gained confidence in both himself and his swing over the last several months.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • As temperatures swing over time, glaciers expand and retreat, reshaping the landscape.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Bednar worked Adolis García to a 2-2 count and then forced him to swing over a splitter near the bottom of the zone and over the plate.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The company, which rallied almost 1,700% last year, has experienced wild swings over the past week.
    — Tasmin Lockwood,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Energy to harvest Stanton begins with a simple experiment in which a magnet dangles from a rope and swings over a solid copper block.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Kids can rope swing over obstacles, conquer glass and log bridges, shoot down a 70-foot-long slide and discover panoramic views of Denver 90 feet in the air.
    — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • However, silver is also one of the more volatile precious metals, and prices can experience significant swings over short periods.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Rafaela aggravated his back on a diving catch during the homestand last week and Contreras hyperextended his elbow on a swing over the weekend.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • During the morning rush hour, commuters were advised to swing over to the Airport Expressway, State Road 112.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
  • For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is less than 4% below its all-time high.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is less than 4% below its all-time high.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • For all its dramatic swings over the last couple weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is only 4% below its all-time high.
    — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • For all its dramatic swings over the last couple of weeks, including several that struck hour to hour, the S&P 500 is only 4% below its all-time high.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Luis Arraez swung over a Kerhaw slider that bounced near home plate, dealing Arraez just his 15th strikeout in 513 plate appearances.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The typical snow belts downwind of the Great Lakes are so far the most likely to achieve this feat later this weekend into next week, with lake-effect possible after the cold front swings over the lakes on Sunday.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

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