How to Use swing state in a Sentence

swing state

noun
  • Yeah, no, some of these are big swing states too.
    — Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Think of a swing state in an election.
    — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Feds are swarming the swing state.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Feds are swarming the swing state.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Notably, six of the eight are from swing states.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
  • There could be enough in a few swing states to make a difference.
    — Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And suppose that at the same time, Democrats win the swing states.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • Democrats, more than anything, need young winners from swing states.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • And the way to get there are through swing districts and winning in swing states.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2025
  • Colorado used to be considered a swing state but has moved to the left.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 11 May 2023
  • The races are all sort of within the margin of error in these swing states.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Won all seven swing states, won millions and millions of votes.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
  • His approval rating is negative in all the swing states.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Virginia was once a swing state but has drifted toward Democrats over the past few decades.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Joe Biden right now is down seven points in the four swing states that will decide the next election.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • For one, Michigan is an important swing state that is likely to be very close.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The participants live in swing states and don't always vote for the same party.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • Michigan is one of several swing states that could help decide the election.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Trump won the first swing state called on election night, North Carolina.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
  • At no point had either of them come to the swing state to discuss the Mideast conflict with voters.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • All eyes were on the swing state for the 2024 general election.
    — Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Biden's 'bloodbath' at the border is seeping into the swing state suburbs.
    — Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That helped turn Florida—once the country’s largest swing state—solidly red.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The case’s outcome has the potential to alter the politics of the swing state.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Arizona is one of the nation’s newest swing states — and one of the most competitive.
    — Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The race for North Carolina, a key swing state, is expected to be close.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In the memo, the party also touted its status as the third most diverse state in the country and as a key swing state.
    — Julia Manchester, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Exit polling in last year's midterms showed the issue was important in swing states like Michigan.
    — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The socialists will hold safe seats while the centrists represent swing states and districts.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • The margin of error for the swing state voters was plus or minus 6 percentage points.
    — Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 26 June 2023

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