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Example sentences for: swings

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A cowboy swings his lariat before a rearing white horse and, for a second, you're caught by the power and careful balance of the tableau.
Wilco, the No Depression -approved band with the strongest fan base, swings between down-home sentimentality and rock aggression: The lyrics to a new song, "Misunderstood," begin with spare piano accompaniment and local color ("You're back in your old neighborhood/ where the cigarettes taste so good") and end with feedback and tantrums ("I'd like to thank you all for nothing at all!"
But if someone swings a bottle at your head, what's wrong with ducking?
To that end, I made an OPEN sign sculpture in which the letter "N" swings from one end of "OPE" to the other, alternately spelling OPEN or NOPE.
The Peace Hotel’s jazz band, performing here since the 1930s, still swings every evening in the north wing.