the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion
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But then Dsquared2 is a fun show where you’re meant to swag it up.—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Magnolia leaf and fir branch garland swags drape our staircases, and warm white lights illuminate our trees.—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025 The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Be on stage with a cane on some Ron Isley sh—t. Be up there with furs, everybody got canes, swagged out.—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swag
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perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock