How to Use take a swing in a Sentence

take a swing

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  • Don’t be afraid to get in the batters box and take a swing, or bet.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Then, take a swing at whatever big dog is up top.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The Braves could take a swing at a big name in free agency.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Finebaum stepped aside from his shot to let the legend take a swing.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Coen is the latest in a long line of directors to take a swing.
    — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Could the Valkyries take a swing on someone like Napheesa Collier?
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Naturally, this ride calls for only the bravest thrill-seekers to take a swing.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2021
  • And yet another digital-news operation plans to take a swing at it.
    — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
  • There’s no predator species on the planet that won’t take a swing at one of these baitfish imitators, and that includes trout.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
  • So the smart thing to do this offseason would be to take a swing at someone with talent, but without tying themselves down long-term.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Other large technology and media companies may want to take a swing.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That inspired her to take a swing at age 14 by sharing golf workout videos, vowing to quit if nothing transpired.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Irving’s city council is set to take a swing at one of the biggest real estate deals in the works in North Texas.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Adam Sandler is ready to take a swing at Happy Gilmore 2 for Netflix.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Use this spooky time of year to take a swing at manifesting, trying out some candle magic, and maybe even getting in a tea leaf reading.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Her roommate raced home and burst through the door ready to take a swing at anyone inside, only to find a hulking man in the living room who barely flinched.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • Writer Chris Bremner was the latest to take a swing at a script in 2020.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The flip side to Marner’s exit is that the Leafs have cap flexibility and intend to take a swing with it.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Watch wildlife, ride your bike, enjoy a boat tour or take a swing at The Plantation Course at Edisto.
    — Lesli Peterson, ajc, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The only thing that would really surprise the sports world is if Discovery declined to to take a swing at any big sports-rights package that might emerge.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
  • But oh, did Mother Nature take a swing at inducing some misery into the conference.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But as the draft gets into the later rounds, Berry has hinted Cleveland could take a swing on another young signal-caller.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Now those minor leaguers, only a small percentage of whom will ever reach the majors, may take a swing at improving their economic status.
    — Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Expanding human consciousness requires us humans to take a swing at becoming something greater than ourselves.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020
  • The Warriors could trade up in what is widely considered a weak draft but as of now, every team besides the Mavericks can take a swing before them.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
  • Phoenix is currently terrible and has every incentive to take a swing if there’s even a 10 percent chance that its ceiling can be reached sometime in the next five years.
    — Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Pioneer Press staff members take a swing at predicting the outcome of Sunday’s game in Ireland.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Will, however, steps up to the tee to take a swing, only to send the ball flying into the eye of a fellow golfer, leading to a frantic 911 call and lots of yelling.
    — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • Jones’ dedication, paired with his physical gifts as a dual-threat QB, convinced the Colts to take a swing on him in free agency.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This new act takes what has been traditionally handled at a local level and tries to streamline it and templatize it throughout the state to take a swing at the state’s housing shortage.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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