Examples of swig in a Sentence
Noun
can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?
Verb
the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Yeti 8-ounce Tumbler Small and mighty, this Yeti Tumbler is always in my bag for a quick stop at the lounge for an espresso before boarding, a small coffee to go in places where that’s definitely not a thing (hello, parts of Europe), or even just a quick swig of water before a flight.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The bar was packed with revelers humming along and swigging Singaporean beer.
—Gaar Adams
october 3, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Typically, firms keep 20% of the remaining profits, and BlackRock’s program is designed to share a swig of that profit with senior executives, based on their individual contributions to the specific funds.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Yeti 8-ounce Tumbler Small and mighty, this Yeti Tumbler is always in my bag for a quick stop at the lounge for an espresso before boarding, a small coffee to go in places where that’s definitely not a thing (hello, parts of Europe), or even just a quick swig of water before a flight.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Verb
The six-time Grand Slam champion swigged pickle juice (more on this later).
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The bar was packed with revelers humming along and swigging Singaporean beer.
—Gaar Adams
october 3, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Swig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swig. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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swig
1 of 2 noun
: a quantity drunk at one time
swig
2 of 2 verb
swigged; swigging
: to drink in long gulps
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