How to Use swoosh in a Sentence

swoosh

1 of 2 verb
  • The ball swooshed by my head.
  • That's your frosting, swoosh it on top and that's it.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And when the doors swooshed open, half of them had no intention of getting off.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • As Ger stood by, the panels swooshed open and a kid with a skateboard walked in.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Big Mercedes cars with German plates swoosh up and down its streets.
    — The Economist, 11 July 2019
  • Just swoosh it over your face to stay protected from the sun and mattify shine.
    — April Benshosan, Health, 22 June 2023
  • Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2026
  • But it can easily be lifted away, swooshed through the air, and opened up to be interacted with.
    — Kim Snaith, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Their carriages swoosh over roads, rivers and other obstructions, while passengers get to enjoy the view.
    — Marcel Krueger, CNN, 16 May 2022
  • When the ball swooshed through, Tomasello went wheeling in celebration, as did his teammates.
    — Anthony Aroyan, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Recreation includes laser tag, a race course for electric go-karts, a waterslide with a transparent tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship.
    — Beth J. Harpaz, charlotteobserver, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Brodziansky's wide-open 3-pointer swooshed through the net and gave the Frogs a four-point lead with under two minutes remaining.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 27 Feb. 2018
  • At one time or another all serious skiers dream of swooshing down the vast, extreme terrain of the Swiss Alps.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Some angry fans were even burning and cutting out the signature swoosh logos on their gear — and posting the results on social media.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
  • The tarpon jumped seven times, swooshing spectacularly in the air as Williams played it, worked it, reeled, kept the pressure on.
    — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • For those not wanting to swoosh down a piste, there’s also plenty of alternative activities on offer.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Online, people threatened boycotts and posted videos and photos of shoes set on fire, Nike gear thrown in the trash, and swoosh logos cut out of products.
    — Mae Anderson, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
  • Dollop whipped cream over panna cotta and spread, swooshing decoratively as desired.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Turichenko quickly bands Sasha's long, honey-blonde hair into a ponytail, then swooshes a lovely blue scarf over it and ties it under Sasha's chin.
    — Lynn Ischay, cleveland.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Next up, a sweep of highlighter gets swooshed across her skin, followed by a contouring routine for daytime done with shimmering bronzer rather than heavy matte powder.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 12 June 2019
  • Beating that heat is of no concern to the fire performers, who joyfully danced the limbo beneath blazing poles while aerialists swoosh overhead.
    — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
  • Water sprinklers swoosh constantly outside the window, ensuring the acres of grass remain green, even through hot August days.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The model is totally at home in the most glam of 'fits, from a plunging sequin Valentino gown and dramatic, swooshing duster to a halter top made out of snakes.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That was in 1987, and the trend was to have designs such as numbers, Nike swooshes, lightning bolts and soccer balls shaved on the sides of a person's hair.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2019
  • These were sizable animals, each with a two-foot wingspan, not quite so large and hefty as some fruit bats but still daunting, especially with thousands swooshing at you in a narrow tunnel.
    — David Quammen, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2012
  • In the first video, Zachary Willmore is sitting in his childhood bedroom wearing a pink sweatshirt, his blond hair swooshed to the side, and begins applying makeup.
    — Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • There was a medicinal flavor that reminded me of torturously swooshing my mouth with fluoride at the pediatric dentist.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Bad Bunny’s groundbreaking 2018 debut LP, cartoon-like with his tongue as a slide down which folks could swoosh through and bounce out.
    — Jhoni Jackson, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Perhaps that’s why The Entity works as a villain, even if the way the movie personifies it with swooshing graphics and eye-like optics is a little hokey.
    — Marah Eakin, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • The hot-pink cabs swoosh up and down the busy streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, the largest city in central Africa.
    — Shola Lawal, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2021

swoosh

2 of 2 noun
  • None will look better with a swoosh out front, and many will look much worse.
    — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Even though there’s not a swoosh in sight, that seems sort of like tempting fate.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Koepka plays with a swoosh on his shirt and a chip on his shoulder.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The meringue, bruleed on top, was a swoosh of marshmallow-like cloud.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 7 May 2020
  • Spoon yogurt onto a platter and give it a swoosh to spread it out.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The shoes feature a black upper and black swoosh with white accents.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Plank is wearing black high-top cleats with the Nike swoosh in the picture.
    — Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The only thing white on them was a little bit on the toe and the Nike swoosh.
    — Ronald Blum, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Just one swoosh of my blush brush gave me a vibrant—but not clowny—kiss of peachy pink across my cheekbones.
    — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2021
  • But its colors — along with the Nike swoosh — were what truly made the shoe stand out.
    — New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • If not, get a sharpie and black out the swoosh or any other company logo.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
  • And that means the swoosh is on the same position for everyone.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2019
  • And Willie Taggart was dressed in a white striped shirt and slacks, nary even a swoosh in sight.
    — Joel Odom, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The sneakers come with a gray base with black accents and scarlet flywire, laces and swoosh.
    — cleveland.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Use a spoon to make elegant swooshes in the frosting.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • Plates festooned with gold leaf and dramatic swooshes of sauce.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
  • After all, even the swoosh of traffic or a distant dog barking can ruin your reel.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The company claims the shoe will dilute the integrity of its icon, the swoosh.
    — Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Jordan was known — a face and resume as ubiquitous as Nike’s swoosh.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2017
  • By Samira Ahmed Babr woke at dawn to the muezzin’s call and the swoosh swoosh of street sweepers.
    — Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
  • On one shoe, the Nike swoosh is green with violet stitching and the sole is violet, too.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Crispy tostada shells get a swoosh of smoky chipotle mayo, plus fanned slices of juicy mango and creamy avocado.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 May 2026
  • My eyes were drawn to a slender young Latino man with a bold, asymmetrical swoosh of thick black bangs.
    — Emily Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The face of a growling panther, a cross, a small Nike swoosh and other images mark his left forearm.
    — Daniel Borunda, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2020
  • There’s also a Beats logo on the left earbud, while the right includes a Nike swoosh.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The sneakers were just the vehicle, and the vehicle for the vehicle was the swoosh.
    — New York Times, 15 June 2022
  • The red spot is an active volcano on Io, and the blue swoosh is the plume of ejecta reaching well above the moon's surface.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2012
  • The official Knicks logo and Nike swoosh sit just below the shoulder blades.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In fact, the only obvious difference is the missing swoosh.
    — Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Schumachers have Jesuit on their singlets, the swoosh on their feet and running in their blood.
    — OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018

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