| 单词 | swoop |
| 例句 | A helicopter overhead swooped in with a roar over the trees, hovered above us for a moment, then darted back the way it had come. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Swallows swoop past the houses, and two doves bicker on a high gutter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Occasionally, a gust of wind swooped down through the vent and forced a cloud of choking blubber smoke into the cramped space, driving the men outside to gasp for air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I rushed into her room and cleared her drawers in a few swoops and carried her things upstairs on a run. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of gulls swoops down to the breakers, wings outspread, crying. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Brightbill swooped into the meadow and started hopping around, ready to defend his mother. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It didn’t so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next street, nor when two owls swooped overhead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They would get lost and wander in circles and then Pah would swoop down, pluck them up, and eat them. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He imagined her as, say, Mrs. Cobb, swooping out from behind her picket fence with eyes aflame, calling down the turbine perflant upon a minister’s son who threw rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The dove swoops back down to Celia, settling gently on her outstretched hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A flock of crows swooped past the window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As Lyra watched, one swooped low and loosed an arrow: another man fell. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Higher and higher Harry climbed; he looped and swooped, spiraled, zigzagged, and rolled. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z That blackguard, Caddy The river glinted away beyond a swooping curve. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In flawless synchronization, the cloud of fairies swooped, diving toward him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Go,” he said to Myrtle, and she swooped back into her toilet at once, leaving a ringing silence behind her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Ron shook his head, but Fawkes the phoenix had swooped past Harry and was now fluttering in front of him, his beady eyes bright in the dark. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Harry heard Hermione gasp, and he had the odd sensation that something was swooping low over him, immersing his body in its shadow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The words swirl inside of me, swishing and swooping every which-a-way but out of my mouth. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Blackjack and Porkpie were swooping in, kicking our enemies in the helmets and flying away like very large kamikaze pigeons. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z His light swooped over the dark lot, trying to search out her hiding place. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys watched the dactyl swoop back into the night with a triumphant caw. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I looked back to a ferry passing the Statue of Liberty now, its backwash a curving line upon the bay and three gulls swooping down behind it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If you enter the barn, the swallows swoop down from their nests and scold. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Behind them, the wind swooped down from the painted mouths on the hill over the ruined land as if it could reach out fingers to tap them on their shoulder, turn them around. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Nothing tainted these white warriors of winter as they swooped down their spotless mountainsides, and this cool, clean response to war glided straight into Leper’s Vermont heart. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of them even swooped in, grabbed the cables and helped carry the statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Stella swooped a long, joyous circle, hooting her thanks and excitement, and then took off into the cloud-strewn skies. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He lowered his chin and sent his dino-bird swooping into a dive, then leveled it out when it was just a few inches above the video ocean’s churning waves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Thinking what a clever bird he was, the thrush swooped down on the basket that had been left behind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As Cady swooped the last curl of peanut butter frosting onto the two-tiered peanut butter cake, she had a whole hour before she and Toby needed to leave for the competition. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The helicopter swooped around and headed for the twins. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Now they swooped near, venturing almost within bowshot of the walls, now they circled away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Both shots were answered immediately by two arching, swooping hook shots by Sanders. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She swooped down upon him and kissed him again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He swooped me upright but kept one arm over my shoulder—they are all like that, those Beaufort-Stuarts, affectionate as puppies, dead casual about it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When he relaxes his spine and sinks to the stones again, the people around me swoop in. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “We make the woman disappear and the fashion appear!” the curiosity of the seagulls who swooped over them in a repeated figure eight. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But she had refused to, until he had replacements; and so he’d been caught in shoes that swooped up gaily at the toes, like a clown’s. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the army of monsters came over the hill, a Sopwith Camel swooped down out of the sky. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The lamp’s swinging glare cast shadows across them both, looming and swooping shapes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He had broken the Decree for the Restriction of Underage Wizardry so badly, he was surprised Ministry of Magic representatives weren’t swooping down on him where he sat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Your name’s Longbottom?” he said, his magical eye swooping down to check the register again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The room was swooping up and down, swaying side to side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A crow swooped down over it, but Ms. Griegson waved it away, and it went back up in the fir with the other crows. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z From the outside came Aneroid, swooping around the turn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The gulls would then swoop down to the rocks and pick the meat from the broken shells. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they took off, chattering to each other as they swooped low over the scrub. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of seagulls, screaming and swooping, circled above us as we ate, and a well-aimed dropping could sometimes spoil a man’s lunch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He dodged Bobby Gene’s kicks, then swooped his legs forward—both at the same time, however impossible—and looped Bobby Gene’s ankles, locking the two of them together like a funky pretzel. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z An eagle swooped at her, but she ducked and kept running. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the factory the silence swooped down once more and tightened around the twins. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They pressed on, covering not quite a mile before Renly's outriders came swooping down on them, twenty men mailed and mounted, led by a grizzled greybeard of a knight with bluejays on his surcoat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was dressed in churchgoing clothes, her Ladies Day outfit, a blue suit with a matching hat that swooped down from its mischievous perch on the side of her head. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the gorgons swooping down, cars swerving as the monsters passed overhead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows, scattering everyone with droplets of water. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It is afternoon, and the guys are in the backyard just as...Nipper swoops in to land on the porch roof. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The demon spun around as Sargon, now a giant winged lion, swooped down on it, burying his claws into its back and fangs into its neck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And even as he espied them and came swooping down, he saw them fall, worn out, or choked with fumes and heat, or stricken down by despair at last, hiding their eyes from death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The entire underbelly of the Wonder Dome had been transformed into a fluttering flock of birds, soaring across an unbelievably blue sky, swooping through a clay-colored desert landscape. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The gray shape swooped from side to side and disappeared through the doorway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The monsters swooped down, shattering the glass roof of the car, and the entire train toppled off the rails. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and wait for the swoop swoop feeling that I know won’t come, and it doesn’t. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The demigods scattered as the winged lady pig swooped down. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I pictured the bird keeper digging up the whole island, one plug at a time, while the terns and the plovers swooped around his head, fearful for their eggs. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z And then, like a gust of wind, the music picks us up and we are flying in hang gliders like birds over the mountains, swooping in valleys and rising over peaks. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She squealed, and then she dropped, and I found myself swooping into motion. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Two white falcons swoop over each other, beaks open. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly Frank swooped down and picked up a loose cobblestone and squared off as if to throw it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel ducked as a kid riding a giant eagle swooped overhead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Can I come and finish the food for you?” he teased me, making a mock attempt to swoop down on my food. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Because as the shrieks and howls of the party swooped and echoed around me, I realized that I was exhausted. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she would’ve told me more, but just then a seagull swooped down out of nowhere and landed on our makeshift mast. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And they often swoop in unpredictable and startling directions, just to have a laugh at their riders expense. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We just swerve and swoop for the longest minute of my life. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z His war planes would swoop into the highlands and spot a tribe of Kurds with their sheep and they must have thought it was funny to drop bombs on them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It keeps tangling around my shoes so, of course, I hitch it up, and then Effie swoops down on me like a hawk, smacking my hands and yelling, "Not above the ankle!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The staircase swooped down, winding on and on, and she followed the rose scent whenever another door or arch appeared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Duchess swooped over the cote and climbed up into the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then something large and bronze swooped out of the sky. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He lay on his bed reading late into the night, Hedwig swooping in and out of the open window as she pleased. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I could swoop down and knock some sense into them with a big old club, maybe even send them sailing on home to land in a hay mound or something. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z A moment later the owl dæmon swooped with a clumsy fainting movement to his side, and half lay on the snow, struggling to fold her wings. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The agent neither lifted his foot off the gas, nor swerved, as—with a staggering wing-flapping whoosh—the bird swooped across the windshield and over the roof, missing death by inches. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My soul began to swoop as it had all those years ago at the county fair when I’d had my first ride in Barnie Buchanan’s biplane. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z My stomach tightens with the swoop of her voice, the gravel in it keeping us both tied to earth. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z William starts out slowly now, so as not to overtake the pilgrims, but soon the cool air and swooping larks whip his mood into a fine, happy froth, and he completely forgets. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z My finger traces the graceful swoop of the letters. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She saw me stir, swooped in, and sat on a rock beside me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Now fulmars and petrels swooped down and bore them away. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z About ten minutes later, four broomsticks came swooping down out of the darkness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “And in one last swoop, thrown into the furnaces.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Fredrick made a swooping gesture with his cigar, leaving trails of smoke in the air. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They climbed above the bridge and swooped down on the man. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He had me by the arm in one swoop, lifting me up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Something beyond the grating and out of Taran’s vision swooped down and the blue eyes disappeared suddenly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She held her breath for a few seconds, then the dactyl swooped up from the other side, now riderless. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As evening drew in, and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The droning sound that had begun coming from overhead turned into a roar as thirty Grumman TBF Avengers came swooping in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of invisible creatures swooping through the towns and countryside, spreading despair and hopelessness in his voters, made him feel quite faint. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The cicadas have started their trilling, and the bats swoop down and up as if graphing the bristling excitement. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The panther perched on the roof of the house, muscles coiled and ready to swoop. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Past them swooped the blue hawk, gliding down and down into the gloom, with each flaring light making his feathers flicker as he passed it, until he was merely a tiny spark, and then nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Above his head, the black and white house-martins swooped and dived. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Still another one swoops, flutters, and then lands on his wrist. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Eet was no trouble,” said Fleur Delacour, setting the tray across Harry’s knees and then swooping to kiss him on each cheek: He felt the places where her mouth had touched him burn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They had barely turned around, however, when a little man swooped suddenly from under the table and came to a halt in midair before them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The tower itself is a series of platforms swooping in odd, diaphanous shapes, quite similar to clouds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All round her flew the birds, circling and leaping and swooping and rising. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Out past the kitchen window, swifts swoop for insects, and the filaments of a spiderweb catch the light and shine for an instant and are gone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There’s not going to be any swoop swoop in my chest, my eyes won’t grow small and round, my arms won’t lift me up and out, wide and feathered. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A dementor swoops down low over them and settles in front of SCORPIUS. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The raven swoops over the red velvet seats and up into the balcony where it flies in curious circles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Starling swooped down, plucked it out of her hand and flew back to the window-sill. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Molly looks at the perfect swoops hitting the broken line in exactly the same spot. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Gram was painting it in the same broad, swooping strokes and bright, contrasting colors that she always used. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Andy Beast swoops over their heads, folds his wings, and sets himself between the girls as they start up the stairs. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a big dark shape huddled on a branch, with crows swooping around it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Refugees fled frantically ahead of the German troops, and when they got stuck at river crossings, the German Air Force swooped down overhead and fired their machine guns into the waiting crowds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Together they performed the peregrine courtship dance, swooping low, zooming high, then spiralling earthward. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It swoops in low and drops a letter on HARRY’s plate. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Brightbill swooped down and skidded to a stop between the robot and the bears. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He swooped it right off my head and ran away with it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Brian grabbed the wheel and pulled it back, too hard again, and the plane went through another series of stomach- wrenching swoops up and down before he could get it under control. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He had appeared, like one of those vampires in the movies who swoops in out of nowhere. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He glanced over his shoulder, and his stomach swooped. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Bird after bird swooped and splattered, and the RECO’s eyes were instantly caked in filth. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It is only fitting that we swoop in from the heavens.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Jethro noticed that there was no more talk of taking the South “by the britches,” no more confident statements of ending the whole affair in one decisive swoop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Her two sisters—the other Furies—swooped down and settled next to her in the branches of the poplar. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, so swiftly she appears not even to move, she picks up her jacket from the stage and flings it out over the seats where, instead of tumbling down, it swoops up, folding into itself. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In one fell swoop, Strauss had transformed himself from the genteel Kappellmeister of the Austrian Belle Epoque into the Che Guevara of the musical rebels. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Bright songbirds, drab little sparrows, huge black ravens, and a handful of hawks and eagles swooped in, landing on any available surface. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There’s a stillness in the air—a kind of shadow swooping in on us in this little house of ours, leaking out from the walls. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Well,” Lucas began, “a couple of guys said they saw the Lazarus yesterday. Said it swooped down in front of their truck, right behind a diesel, over on Highway Nineteen. That absurd enough for you?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Of course, if things get very bad, someone will swoop, in to help me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Caw,” the crow said, swooping back over the tops of the trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It triggered the bats, which swooped suddenly and dived in the darkness over his head. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In many parts of Latin America there is a resentment, abundantly justified, of U.S. workers with big budgets swooping in to profit from the work of poor local scholars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "Aha! Look, it's an airplane!" the father cries, making his hand swoop around before bringing a spoonful toward the little girl. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A woman had swooped in so quickly that no one had any time to see her coming. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That’d be worse than a bunch of angry eagles swooping down and attacking me with their talons, over and over again! P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Sure, it would be nice for someone to swoop in and make everything all good. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In response it caws again and spreads its large wings, taking flight and swooping toward the stage, gaining speed as it approaches. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Captain Snow swooped down and perched near the cat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Horns began blowing, people rushed in and out, bats swooped in for orders and disappeared again without taking the time to land. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Like a pelican, it swoops down gently, slicing the tips of little wakes until its open bill is fully submerged, scooping nearly a thousand gallons—all within seconds. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The birds themselves swooped and cried, weaving in and out of immense, curved ridges that could only be spines, segmented and spurred, and, unmistakably: giant hands, giant feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Soon, he was diving and swooping and darting and soaring around the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The bats were out, swooping and screeching, when we left Midland for Blythe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Down from the dark swooped a raven, and Lyra knew it for a witch daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Between the birds that swoop from the trees. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The policemen swooped in and swallowed my father in a swarm of fists and elbows. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z On the counter near the muffins is a small plastic figurine, a boy with a pointy hat, purple pants, and a big swoop of yellow hair. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But then a flirty girl swooped in and pulled him away. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then, two by two, the Dactyl Hill Squad hopped on dactylback and swooped out into the sky over Brooklyn. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There were the potted palms, the shiny machines and swooping desk lamps. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Dane finally arrives and sits on a nearby swooping oak branch rather than join the covey of boulders we sit on. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I can feel the final swoop of my stomach, the feathers over my arms, my feet tidy underneath me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But then he saw something fly from a cluster of leaves and swoop down low across the ground, making a clear, sweet call as it flew. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then at last, when everything is ready...phwisst!...and she swoops! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And in its flutter and swoop I heard the sound of a railroad train highballing it, lonely across the lonely night. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone even suggests that Sandy was abducted by aliens that swooped down and stole him away into the stars. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I stopped and my senses poised themselves on the brink of insensibility, ready to swoop away at the merest nod from me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Anna raised her hand to her mouth and swooped down to grab her child. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As the lift swooped them back down through the banyan branches to the courtyard, Somkit was quiet—a sure tip-off that something was wrong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He sat on the roof, watching the movement of the helicopters circling and swooping over the rest of the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The swoop of the helmet, the curve to the breastplate, the slight fullness of the sleeves that allows the white folds under the arms to show. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She had driven the three hours to Pittsburgh in one swoop, without even stopping to use the restroom or stretch her legs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Conner swooped down to pick it up and handed it to me, slobber side in his hand. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z A cluttered hillside swooped up at him; he lifted the hovercar as the world came close. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The many perches were half-empty; every now and then, another owl would swoop in through one of the windows, returning from its night’s hunting with a mouse in its beak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z That or birds are swooping around above my head. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z All graph lines, and swooping curves, and mathematical equations that looked like a language from another planet. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Birds swooped just below me, playfully dipping and then rising on the air currents. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They swooped past the robot and splattered his face with their droppings. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The gryphon swooped after them, its front claws extended for the kill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This story is the safety net above which he swoops and dives like a brilliant clown in a bankrupt circus. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Second slid her sword a hand-span out of its sheath, her gaze passing over the copper-colored steel, which had been inscribed with hundreds of words, swooping up and along the blade in perfect spirals. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I was so much to myself as I worked that I did not hear her warning shout or the slapping of her Island thongs on the linoleum as she swooped down upon me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Break your swords. How long you think before someone swoops into your paradise and makes short work of you? No defenses.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When the 46th Guards were quietly idling their engines, maybe the cowering soldiers below imagined that the swooping wings sounded eerily like witch’s broomsticks soaring through the dark sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Maybe I was supposed to be a different kind of angel, one of those that swoop down from above when peoples die and then lead them up to heaven. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The sun sets red, and bats swoop after mosquitoes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay and waited for the beak to open so that he would see the scarlet inside of its mouth, for it to rise up and swoop down at him, making for his eyes. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The wings were wide and white, and they swooped back into sharp rays. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A robin swooped into the tree and began screeching and fluttering around Roz. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The eagle swooped down again, and the men climbed higher. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth saw him ducking from portico to portico, blasting fire at the giant eagles swooping down on him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She raised her hands wide overhead and with a broad, swooping motion, pushed the air in front of her body. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But at this moment a great eagle swooped down upon her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Their voices lift me up, my limbs go light, a familiar but totally different swoop swoop inside me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The woman’s brown eyes swooped over his body, searching out injuries like an owl hunting in the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Blackjack swooped down behind an overturned school bus, where a couple of campers were hiding. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then they released the bird and it swooped with a flurry of white wings, hovered over the edge of the boat, then sat on top of the shiny water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She shakes the pan to loosen the crepe, then angles it downward and swoops it in a circle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Relief swooped through the crowd like the news of a snowstorm on the morning when a report not yet written was due. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The night before a planned protest, boycott, or stay-away, the leaders of the event would go underground in order to foil the police swoop that inevitably took place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The figure swooped Thorn up and ran in the direction of a door leading out of the basement. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z At that moment, Hedwig swooped into the room, carrying a very small package in her beak. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The man’s story was as follows: as he and my father waited for the bus several police vans suddenly swooped upon the bus stop. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry felt a sick, swooping in his belly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A flock of pigeons startled and took off, swooping over their heads in a wide circle before landing back in the same spot again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Shay zoomed back from the edge of the belt, swooping up beside Tally to put her arm around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But now the dark swooping shadows were aware of the newcomer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Up went the hawk, swooping like a child flung high in a swing, until the wings folded and he was sitting in a tree. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She dived into the bushes as a large object swooped down the road. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It swooped down a bit and hovered over her. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think we would’ve heard if a Berg came swooping in and chased our friends down the mountain?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When the leading plane suddenly made a steep descent, Zhenya swooped after him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They were not created in one fell swoop by God, never to change, as the Bible said and most people believed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The music changed, the lights swirled in a lazy red-and-blue swoop, and Lianne looked to her freshman friends all bouncing on the dance floor nearby. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The lines formed, the curves swooped over the paper, eyes and face and mouth and body. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Three feet from my face she calls my name again, swoops up, and “waits on” just above me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ve been known to swoop down and grab fries off trays. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z We played until the bats swooped down at our heads. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z A bold starling swooped and grabbed some of the browning grass that had been its hair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A beat-up gull swooped in and pecked at a cigarette filter. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The form of the angel seemed to condense and swirl into a little vortex in midair, and then a blackbird swooped down onto the grass at Will’s feet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Quelea birds swooped in flocks over the water as they searched for a place to spend the night. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On April 12,1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became in one fell swoop the first human in space and the first human to orbit Earth. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I guess it’s okay to wander around without the swoop swoop of your heart rising and falling in your chest and your wings stretching over water if you’ve never had it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They swooped and flew around a big fir tree, diving at something in the branches. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He swooped her into his arms just like he’d done with Ivy and carried her out the door. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instead of falling into the river, the Cadillac swooped upward and leveled itself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The mad dash through the forest continued until the fairies ahead swooped skyward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She stuck close to Mr. Benedict until he had greeted everyone and taken his chair, after which she swooped upon the platter of toast and eggs, accidentally jostling Rhonda in the process. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead she reached out and held his hand tightly as the elevator rose to the ninth floor in a single great swoop. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I comb my baby hairs into a swoop. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Miles watched the cloudy, swirling liquid for a second, then raised it to his lips, and chugged the whole thing in one fell swoop. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Behind me, the black underbelly of the bridge hovered, a monstrous vulture swooping thirty feet overhead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So when Molly left the building that day through what she hadn’t even realized was a theft-detection gate, a loud, insistent beeping brought the head librarian, Susan LeBlanc, swooping over like a homing pigeon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As the old woman approached in a rowboat, the birds swooped away in a billowing black curve and she saw that in the middle of the empty rock grew a strange tree. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then, out of nowhere, the parrot swoops down, his wings wide, and he grabs me, his talons digging into the ridges and convolutions of my gray matter. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But after that kiss, as we leaned against the crates, a yellow jacket swooping and arcing over some spilled pop, Irene kissed me again. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The top of the barn comes swooping up out of the twilight. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z Most nights Frederick murmurs to himself before falling asleep: bits of poems, the habits of geese, bats he’s heard swooping past the windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A virtual pet falcon swoops in circles around her head, its tail blazing with fire. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Whatever it was swooped so low, so close, over our heads, I could've brushed it with my fingertips if shock hadn't curled me up on the bench. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In a few strides, War Admiral swooped up alongside him, his head pressing Seabiscuit’s shoulder. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind swoops her up, high above the houses, but she is still standing, hand on hip. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I need to answer, Mr. Fabian swoops in. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I would throw it in the air and she would swoop out of the sky and catch it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In some places there are swoops of netting, in others ropes hang like ribbons. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And as if it were bird rather than fish, the herring swooped up and splashed into the sea. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She watched it, and the chicks, falling for a moment, and the enormous gull swooping toward it and shrieking. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How could a notion that went so deep and caught up so much of him in one swoop of emotion be wrong? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Repent! Repent! Repent!” the lechuzas screeched as they swooped down on us like a squadron of fighter planes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Not the slightly wobbly kind, but the kind that sends the trees swooping around you and causes the earth to move in waves under your feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z With a swing and a swoop she arrived at Plum’s door and pushed it open with the tip of one crutch. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I was driving by CSA, the fine arts high school, this afternoon and that’s when Grandma swooped in to say what an absolutely perfect fit it would be for you two.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She had last seen him swooping down on the man in the cherry picker. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Amber nods, a bead of sweat swooping down her nose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He came swooping over the dusky hill—he was a magnificent skier—and stopped beside me, dirty and tired and heavy-laden. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The melodic, swooping movement of her Jamaican patois was quickly replaced by the more stable cadences of American English. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He just thought he might want to ride his bike one of these days, before it got cold, before winter swooped in and hung around till March or April. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Ahead, close enough to touch, sit the mountains I’ve been staggering toward for five days, their rocky trails curving and swooping like Tribal calligraphy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Strike three took dead aim at the kid’s knees, and here was the kid, swooping back and at the same time swatting at the ball like a golfer teeing off. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The birds, which had risen in a flurry at his roar, squawked and swooped around overhead before settling again on their nests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z My phone buzzes on the table, and my heart just swoops. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z What I found was a black man with a warm disposition and a booming voice, who bristled with energy and was constantly in motion, his hands swooping like birds in flight to accentuate his points. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The whole world rocking up and down, swooping side to side, I hobbled down the steps, leaning on Sohrab. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The sky above us grows dim, and dark figures swoop around in the air above us. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Near the bottom, the trail swooped around the pylons of a chair lift. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z While Saracen tanks rumbled through the dirt streets of the townships, helicopters hovered above, swooping down to break up any gathering. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The limos swooped in a tight pattern to settle on the Gondwannan landing dock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Bats dive and swoop through clouds of gnats, and the insects scatter and re-form once more. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z From high above, there was a fluttering of leathery wings, and the three Furies swooped down to perch on the back of their master’s throne. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He could not understand where Voldemort had gone and expected him to swoop out of the darkness at any moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She turns her head to look in my direction, but suddenly she’s off and diving and swooping and yelling her head off. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Tally felt like a mouse in a cage full of hawks, just waiting for one to swoop down and take her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I swooped up and around, then turned back toward the gate, aiming straight for it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps this was only the first of a whole battalion of crows, that would rise up and swoop at him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Harry felt a hot, sick swoop of anger in his stomach. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And just as we were heading for the shed to see if there was a lost kitty in there somewhere, out of that dark came a big owl just swooping right across our path. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The bird swooped toward him and then rose up over the building, high, high into the air, over the alley and the train tracks and the dried-up creek. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The bat swooped over Boots, lightly brushing her finger with its belly fur, and then soared back into the air in a loop. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She launches into the air with a single swoop. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She swooped and dove—and they all stayed away. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Equipped with reflexes much faster than those of the most quick-wired man, he swoops over as much as twenty-eight feet of earth in a single stride, and corners on a dime. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The swallow swooped down with the slightest flick of the wrist or soared skyward with the tiniest jerk of the string. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And the raft floated away, the sounds of the singing faded, and the gulls swooped and screeched as if they were announcing a death in the town. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She moved with the silent ease of an assassin as she swooped in, grabbed Larry’s phone, and promptly leaned over to look straight into his shocked face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The spirits’ song had become laughter, or some joyful hymn, and the shadows swooped and dove along beside her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Marine transport helicopters swooped down, landing on the nearby tennis courts. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The silence dipped and soared and swooped and looped in figures of eight. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Abigail described the decision to resume negotiations with France as “a master stroke of policy” because it averted a French war and removed the rationale for Hamilton’s army at one fell swoop. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z All the birds go extinct in a fell swoop. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z So here the prince came, like the eagles in The Hobbit, swooping in at the darkest hour to save us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A swoop and a slow, and they touched down on the desert floor with a thump. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z All I could think of was a hawk ready to swoop down. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z My body goes light and my arms go out, my heart swoops up and soars down; it’s like it always is. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I swoop him up in my arms and glance at Beth’s night table. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A royal photographer has swooped in and is snapping a shot of them dancing, one Alex knows will be leaked to Hello next week. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Just as he arrived, 426 swooped under her, took her feet in his, and swung her in an arc up into the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As the pit was opened, the eagle swooped down and seized in its claws the two rear haunches of the ox, along with a shoulder, and began to tear at it with a ravenous beak. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Before long he was flying around the cavern, weaving through the long stone teeth that hung down from the ceiling, even flapping out over the abyss and swooping down into its cold black depths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the wind over the grey waves they doubled, snapped, swooped, lunged, till smoke roiled about them red-lit by the glare of their fiery mouths. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And all of a sudden Will felt like crying, the way that kind of sorrow would swoop in and punch him in the gut. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Someone had also volunteered something called an “ultra-light” aircraft which swooped overhead, barely clearing the tops of the trees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With a single sweep of his sword he cut through her neck and, his eyes still fixed on the shield with never a glance at her, he swooped low enough to seize the head. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dad was a big man, and he swooped Ivy into his arms, balancing her on his hip down the next flight of stairs. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Giant shadows of small insects swooped along the walls and ceiling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A small flock of robins swooped out of the maple trees. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She swooped Nell off the ground and gave her a big hug and kiss on the cheek before setting her on the ground to play with the boys. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The army could swoop in one night and massacre everyone, doctors and patients, she thought. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z As fast as light, the pegasus swooped down and clamped his teeth on the straps of Annabeth’s armor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A swoop, down to where Thor and Hoenir were standing openmouthed, looking up at them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Never had he suspected that foxes might soar like birds, whose swooping arcs were not like any movement he himself could achieve. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Connor swoops in too, burrowing his way into the group hug. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The birds swooped up then and higher into the air until they vanished. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Every time he thought about that, his stomach swooped. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z What! all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop? Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I make swoops and swirls and thick lines. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I knew that the spirit of the dead hovers about for a time, and the swooping dove seemed very like Hari. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The waitress swoops in and places a bowl of egg drop soup down in front of each of us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Layla smacked a kiss on Ivy’s cheek, and Mom swooped Aaron into her arms, and then Ivy was alone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I imagine myself trying to eat while swooping and swerving inside the transporter. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “They don’t look very vicious, but I suppose if they all swooped down at once ... well, there’s no other choice ... I’ll run.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A slight breeze blew and it went through my brain with a sharp swoop that made me grit my teeth in pain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z William Faulkner added his pilot’s know-how to the scenario, getting technical as he described exactly what Tania would have to do to make her plane turn and swoop and dive. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Throwing out his hands, he caught the rail, swooped around it like a gymnast, and made a clean dismount onto the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec banked the Berg to swoop in and get a closer look. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they’re swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And without warning, Dumbledore swooped, plunging the tip of his wand into the seat of the overstuffed armchair, which yelled, “Ouch!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “It’s a terrible thing, it’s a pitiful thing, but it’s war. The sooner we make one great swoop, the sooner the sufferin’ is over fer all of us—South as well as North.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z As she headed for a swooping white stone staircase, she caught sight of two familiar figures in the shadows of a nearby alcove. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Marco bent toward me with a tight smile, and in one swoop my drink took wing and landed in a potted palm. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He thought Mrs. Cobb’s swooping gave his summary a kind of flair. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I sat right down and swooped to my prize. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up to see the parrot swooping from the map room to a high perch on the foremast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They all sat, and Jenny swooped over to take their orders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the townships, when the police came swooping in with their riot gear and armored cars and helicopters, I knew: Run for cover. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She swooped down, grabbed Fern’s bag handle, and said, “Yall keep up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A circle might represent a drumbeat, a swoop could be a slide whistle, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z A very handsome woodpecker swooped into the garden. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The owl swooped in and dropped the newspaper on top of Hagrid, who didn’t wake up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z So far some of the words are: “hover,” “flamboyant,” “swoop,” “rind,” “trophy,” “yikes,” “stupendous,” “cheese,” “wyvern.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no point staying where we know dementors are swooping around.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Quickly, she swooped into the circle and gave the old man a wet, open-mouthed kiss in his ear. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins stutter. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They circled above, a dozen of them or more, swooping down to shoot and soaring up again, and Lyra swore with every word she knew. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As the railroad yard dipped and swooped around the colonel, he tried to hold himself steady by staring into Billy’s eyes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful circled and swooped to a limb in the sycamore tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then their eyes were riveted; a slate-colored pigeon swooped down to the middle of the steel car tracks and began strutting to and fro with ruffled feathers, its fat neck bobbing with regal pride. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Tony swooped like lightning and seized it, and started towards the door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Dylan points outs a griffin that swoops down in the distance and emerges with some poor creature in its beak. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She had been hovering above their fight, trying to help, and when the necklaces had shattered, she had swooped in. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Someone else had swooped in and taken all the glory, which Fox was going to give him—rightfully so, if Lac was being honest with himself. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then, using her school hat as a net, she swooped and caught it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z What a feeling — he swooped in and out of the goalposts and then sped up and down the field. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the bat swooped and fluttered above his head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Pinmei felt her thoughts swoop as if caught on the tail of a kite. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Birds could swoop in and get your hair for their nest if they felt like it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry began flapping his arms and swooping in circles, being a bird. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I could soar and swoop and dive anywhere I wanted to. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z This was to Michael, who had suddenly risen from the floor and was swooping through the air, roaring with laughter, and just grazing the china ornaments on the mantelpiece as he passed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But when he began to walk forwards again, it rose up from the grass a little way off, and began to circle and swoop. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A gull poised himself high in the air, silent and alone, and then spread his wings wide and swooped beyond the lawns to the woods and the Happy Valley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A small gray bird swooped down from the sky and landed on the porch railing. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z On one side of her, a torch-juggler has amassed a large crowd, and on the other, a Tribal Kehanni spins her tales, her voice rising and swooping like a bird in flight. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon flew high, and swooped back to her wrist in his owl form. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When I did, the sales person called security on me and two big guys swooped down and grabbed my arms. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The Luftwaffe aircraft swooped in low, bombing and gunning the easily targeted empty planes where they stood parked in rows on the Soviet airfields. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Around them, the city seemed to yawn and stretch, waking gradually as the sun rose over sauropods and swooping dacytls, brownstones and church steeples and municipal domes. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And he swoops straight down to the ground. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He swooped the feathers over the piano keys and as the dust drifted back down, he told me that Lin Nai-Nai was home. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As predicted, it swooped through the decimated doorway without knocking so much as a sliver of stone from the medieval walls. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The top of the bam comes swooping up out of the twilight. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z Before the cubs could run away, the hunter swooped upon them and carried the little creatures out of the forest. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z This was the swoop the government had long been planning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A small gray bird swoops over his palm without taking anything. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Peeves clutched at his throat, gulped, then swooped from the room making obscene gestures but unable to speak, owing to the fact that his tongue had just glued itself to the roof of his mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She shoved the encyclopedias back and loped across the room, swooping me up in her thin arms with the elbow skin that you could pull down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He’s up in a hovercraft, watching me carefully, ready to swoop in if anything goes amiss. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And a small army of Sixers was now pouring through it, swooping into the club on jet packs, firing blaster pistols as they came. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Because ever since that doctor swooped in, with his grand gestures and his medical language and his coffee breath, I’ve checked out. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The baton started to come down, but then he swooped it to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He turned in the darkness and swooped back to settle on her fist. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In their nervous state, every statue’s shadow looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping down on them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Breath came easy as we soared up and swooped down. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the space between blinks, she could have sworn she saw things swooping past him in swift, vicious circles, hovering above him, waiting, waiting, waiting... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bees hummed lazily in the distance and swallows swooped overhead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To write our names on the map in giant swooping letters. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I hoped Amma would finally tell someone about how she had been hurt, and that they’d swoop down and rescue us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just a cutlery switch; the whole dinner service was altered in a single swoop. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Holly had disconnected her mike and swooped in after the troll. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The plane, with the increased speed from the tilt down, swooped eagerly up and drove Brian’s stomach down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z As Harold Nicolson put it, he had a combination of “great flights of oratory with sudden swoops into the intimate and the conversational.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He cried out in terror and hid his face, as the gwythaints veered off and swooped again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A paper raven swooped across the room, slicing its wing across Antain’s cheek, cutting it open, letting him bleed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Valley threw a bucket from her window, which very nearly hit Seven and broke the glass of the art gallery in one fell swoop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They exchanged soft noises of recognition, then swooped over the island, chased each other, ate well, and started home. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then I swoop down from the isles and fly in their direction. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I scrambled away and hid in the statuary while Grover swooped down for another pass. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “You know, in my day, you could just swoop in and take the person you liked,” said Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The shadows swooped along with her and fell into formation at the gate. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her mother swooped in and said, “Jackie,” disapprovingly, but I said, “No no, it’s okay,” because it totally was, and then Jackie asked, “Would they help me breathe, too?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Stella the pteranodon swooped out of the night, landing with one huge claw on the neck of the tyrannosaurus, pinning it to the dusty ground. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She reached up and tugged on the curtain and studied the dust as it rose up in the air and swirled and swooped. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Dozens of spacecraft swooped and buzzed around him, peppering his mech with rocket fire, but their attacks also seemed to have little effect. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then she lifts the covers in one swoop. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The car now swooped almost to the ground; he had to jerk the wheel toward him to avoid a crash. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She patted him on the arm; Harry felt a swooping sensation in his stomach, but then she walked off to help herself to more butterbeer. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z His stomach swooped as he noticed one strand of the giant web vibrate like a plucked string, and then something large skittered down a tree to his immediate right. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Her mind drifted among impressions the way a bat drifts and swoops in the evening. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Mom swoops in closer, resting a gentle hand on the center of my back. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And the land had a certain curve to it at the bottom of the island, like a dinosaur head, bumpy on the right and straight on the left, a swooping majestic bottom. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then a shadow swooped under me, and thump—I was on Blackjack’s back. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then I’d swoop the barrel up over the bear, squeeze the trigger... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z An hour later, just before dawn, the travelers heard a soft whooshing noise above their heads and they glanced up and saw an immense gray batlike creature swooping down toward them out of the dark. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I want to swoop in and tell them that they have no right to do this. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The downdraft arrived, that eerie second before a big storm hits, just before the wind swoops through and brings in the hard rain. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Campers were having flying horseback lessons, swooping over the woods on their pegasi. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Now, just like that, they were his “work,” validated and stolen in one fell swoop. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They could only shoot accurately from close range, and in order not to waste arrows they would swoop down, fire at the lowest part of their dive, and turn upward at once. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The ladies of the church auxiliary, alerted to my return by the superintendent’s wife, swoop down on me within the hour. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She swooped in, grabbed John by the elbow, and dragged him toward the back door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Alex watched as a crane swooped down on one of the cars, seized it in a metallic grip, and dropped it into a crusher. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss swooped down and gripped my brother’s shirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They swooped out of the sky and grabbed him by either arm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dark, anyway, save for the red smoke-detector button and the occasional swoop of headlights from the road outside. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z With each dip and plunge of the boat, Worsley swooped the pot up in the air lest their precious hoosh go slopping into the bilges. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Riker let out a gasp and then he was gone, and Stella gulped once and then swooped a circle through the clouds before diving back down. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Everything was still and quiet except for the swoop and chatter of a pair of sparrows darting in and out of driveways. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jason swooped out of the sky, right over her head, and body-slammed the bandit over the cliff. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She noticed a lark who swooped down to the same rock and sang the same song every afternoon. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When Mr. or Mrs. Pace swooped down flapping parental wings, he was getting precisely what he wanted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z First they were all separated, exploding into different directions, but then they swooped back toward each other, like family, and became one big black wave, twisting and sweeping up through the trees around them. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I stepped back, but he swooped me up in his arms and shouted, “My little palomino pony! That’s what you are!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Wide steps swooped up past a line of pillars and up to the central doors. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "We'd get rid of every witch in England in one swoop!" she cried. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z There the poor carp would flop until they dried out and died, then later the crows would swoop down and eat them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never fear,” I said with a false courage lest panic should swoop down on us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The witches were swooping so thickly above them that three fell in flames at the first shot alone, but it was soon clear that the real target was the zeppelin. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A circle, a swoop and a hop with spread-out wings. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He swooped down for the treat and flew back to Grandfather’s shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So Lyra held still, supporting one arm with the other, and the blue hawk wheeled and turned and swooped again, to seize her knuckles in sharp claws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was dusk, and I couldn’t tell if there were bats swooping or it was the last run for swallows. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Switch plates with the bats,” he whispered, and at that moment two bats swooped into the room from the High Hall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A kite swooped down and carried one of them off, a brown-and-white chick. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sitti plunged into a new story, her voice dipping and swooping energetically, hands fluttering around her face. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Darkness had fallen on the construction site and swab lows were swooping back and forth, chasing mosquitoes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The helicopters might swoop us up from the ridge and save us a trip back to the hooch. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Inigo was about to say, but there was no need, because with a rush of wings he had expected and a high long shriek he had not, the first king bat swooped down at him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He started to swoop at the biddy with his tractor- grease hands, but Rosaleen planted herself in front of him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These stories nearly always ended with my father swooping in and trading out the velvet for blue jeans. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A little brown house sparrow swoops out of the rafters and lands on the tiles in front of her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then, there was a single screech, and the terrible beating of wings, and the crow swooped down and landed in the middle of his back. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon, an eagle now, swooped at her and cried, “Left! Left!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He had a tattoo of three birds swooping around his arm, like if he pointed to the sky, they'd take off and fly. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The dragon did not seem to have noticed anything: It was already fifty feet away, swooping low over the lake to scoop up water in its scarred snout. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Pretending that some court or lawyer or, hell, Jesus himself is going to swoop down and save me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Swifts, flushed from chimneys, catch fire and swoop like blown sparks out over the ramparts and extinguish themselves in the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Two of them swooped down and plucked me up by the arms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z King George swooped down to help himself to dinner. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From there it swooped down to Palmer’s stack of comic books. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Sensing tension, the waiter swoops in and smothers us with specials. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They swooped those long necks low, glancing back and forth, and then rose back up to their full, terrifying height. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He liked to watch as the birds swooped back and forth, scooping up crickets and dropping them into the gaping mouths of their chicks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The pig swooped over an office building, and Hermes plowed into a water tower on the roof, blasting water and wood everywhere. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He bounces it in a repetitive rhythm, a quick swooping arc as he pitches the ball into the air. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At exactly the same instant, a German aircraft swooped over Klavdiya’s head, so low she could see the pilot’s face as he fired his machine guns at her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She started to eat, but the bigger harpies swooped down. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Peeves threw the chalk into a bin, which clanged loudly, and he swooped out cursing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of one eye, James watched the seagull as it came swooping down toward the Earthworm. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He hit Masha’s second engine and swooped away to line up for the next round. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Passing me, she swooped up the hen in her arms and proceeded to cradle it as she apologized to me again. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I was still fishing and wondering if I could pull my liver up, or my kidney, or some organ we had studied in science when suddenly Mrs. Maxy swooped down on me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of pegasi descended from the sky, swooping between the skyscrapers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The plane swooped down off the porch, then suddenly caught an updraft and climbed higher than their heads, looped and glided smoothly to the grass. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Another boom sounded and Magdalys swerved the dactyl into a sharp turn and then swooped low. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I swoop in a familiar loop in the sky, taking my time, enjoying the sun on my face, but I can’t shake the feeling that something is very, very wrong. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Lying faceup on the riverbank with water flowing over my feet and between my toes, I began to imagine that the Lazarus had swooped down and landed beside me on the mud. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Daring and swooping with the currents—the way we felt as teenagers in love. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He swooped like a bird of prey upon Ron’s answer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And even though his dactyl was swooping wildly through the clouds, they weren’t far back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Downward they swooped, their great black wings driving them ever faster. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Now flying by some magical means, Aech’s avatar swooped down, passed over the bottleneck of gunters clustered at the castle entrance, and disappeared through the open double doors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Swifts are swooping low in the sky, and I can smell the rain coming. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He scrambled up, and ran on, and this time, the crow only hovered above, though not very high up, and still following him, but silently, and no longer attempting to swoop down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t see the owls swooping past in broad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed and gazed open-mouthed as owl after owl sped overhead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He picked them both up, held them up over his head, and swooped them back down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z What she ended up producing was far more active and jittery than the Rothkos, with the swooping calligraphic gestures and kaleidoscopic, colorful flecks she is known for. A Work of Mourning Comes to New York, With No Rothkos in Sight 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Hold a sharp chef’s knife against the bone, then cut the bones away from the meat in one fell swoop; discard the bones. The cut just right for making corned beef in a small household 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The floor is a gleaming black-and-white chessboard, while giant playing cards swoop across the ceiling, and red pawns prop up the checkout counter. "Nope" and the Fry's Electronics UFO sighting that almost wasn't 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Campers seemed to luxuriate in the tactile activities, the way cursive allowed them to rarely raise their pens from paper, an entire word recorded in a few swooping strokes. From punishing to pleasurable, how cursive writing is looping back into our hearts 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z There are jaunty, melodic passages with impressive guitar backing; high, swooping vocals and slinky, breathy whispers; and lyrics that deal with everything from time and illness to a killer willow tree. Ruth Theodore: Dear Lamp Love Moth – review 2013-06-13T22:00:01Z My favorite sequence, by far, was a moonwalk that sent the dancers swooping backward to a steady pulse. Danish Dance Theatre’s ‘Black Diamond’ tries to dazzle but ends up murky 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The drumbeats galloped and pushed harder as she sang verse after verse, her voice swooping toward notes that she lingered over with a quavering insistence. SXSW Music 2015: Ancient Songs With a Rocking Beat 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters then swooped in to land elite Japanese troops, who dropped to the group of spectators via ropes. Japan showcases island invasion tactics in annual firepower show 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z As they reached the other side, a police officer swooped in on a motorbike and issued a ticket. Los Angeles Pedestrians Look Forward to Relaxed Jaywalking Law 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z In 2011, the luxury fitness company Equinox swooped in and bought a majority stake. SoulCycle Without the Bike: Here Comes Peoplehood 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z An American helicopter swoops down to retrieve the bodies of the four American advisers, but leaves the Vietnamese bodies behind. Shot by Shot: Building a Scene in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s Vietnam Epic 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Instead, on descending, she swooped forward unexpectedly, right over the audience’s heads. How Taking Flight in London Helped ‘Angels in America’ Soar 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z So long as little shapes swooped or trembled or danced to music, they seemed to have purpose and meaning. Oskar Fischinger: the wizard who angered Disney 2013-01-09T17:39:00Z Louis is quite literally above it all, draining the life from Earth's creatures similar to hungry corporate profiteers waiting to swoop in and suck the marrow of the financially stricken. Beware the rise of vampire shows. It could mean a recession is looming 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The best material in “There Is Simply Too Much to Think About” swoops closer to the ground than do Bellow’s capital-P pronouncements. Review: Revisiting Saul Bellow’s Words, on Society, Chicago and Other Writers 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Thankfully, the patron saint of indulging and letting loose when her husband Jeffrey is out of town swooped in to provide a moment of levity. Ina Garten advises us to "drink more large cosmos" after reading Reese Witherspoon's wellness tips 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Some are overly competitive with their children, some had bad experiences as children, and others “swoop in” and toss perfectly content calm children into the air. Motherlode: In Praise of Roughhousing 2011-06-14T16:30:34Z His mother, entertaining, would drink too much and forget to finish preparing the food—young Jeremiah would swoop in and save her from mortification. Jeremiah Tower, a Forgotten Father of the American Food Revolution 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z But then he opens his mouth to sing, and out comes that incredible tenor, a gentle, soaring tone that bends and swoops with preternatural agility. Art Garfunkel’s greatest interview ever: “Paul and Artie can be very squirmy around each other” 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Franklin raised the bar with each of his pedal-steel guitar solos, gently swooping around the contours of a melody. The Time Jumpers, Country Swing Standard Bearers, Thrive in Nashville 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Blessedly, Nancy swoops in to save the day with a dance and the reassurance that he’s going to drive girls nuts in a few years. Explaining Exactly What Happened at the End of 'Stranger Things 2' 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Once their top-secret mission is completed, the soldiers expect to be extracted by the military, but instead mercenaries working for Osela, a Blackwater-like military contractor, swoop in and confiscate the laptop. Review: ‘American Odyssey,’ a New NBC Series, Stars Anna Friel 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s not a show to be absorbed in one swoop. A Season to Savor a Cherished Musical Again and Again (and Again) 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “This is a huge leap forward in one fell swoop,” Mr. Shapiro said. Inside Art: At Brookyn Museum, African-American Artworks Pre-1945 2010-10-21T21:30:00Z The swoop at the top of his head seems much more deliberate as he sings on an interrupted Christmas special. The unnatural history of Elvis Presley's hair — as seen in the Baz Luhrman biopic 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z But before Franklin could walk away, Iliana, without thinking, swooped in and gave him another hug. On Love: Iliana Sanchez and Franklin Gonzales So after a quick perusal, she asked for a few vegetable plates — leeks, carrots, the first ramps of the season — and a sunset-tinged Americano, garnished with a daredevil swoop of orange peel. ‘Sweetbitter’ Is a Coming-of-Age Story, With Wine Pairings 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z But a Stark Industries team swoops in and takes over the project, claiming they're better equipped to deal with the dangerous material. 20 Easter Eggs You Probably Didn't Notice in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z In the final room, Ruth Ige, who was born in Nigeria and lives in New Zealand, uses figuration like a weight to hold down great swoops of acrylic indigo, cerulean and gray. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z But let me float another idea for you to consider: Instead of swooping in to fix your girlfriend’s problems, offer a sympathetic ear first. Should I Bankroll My New, Socially Distant Girlfriend? 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The design’s swooping concrete walls also proved a challenge, Rutter said, noting that design mock-ups took extra time and “a couple walls got knocked down and rebuilt.” First glimpse of Kennedy Center’s much delayed expansion unveiled 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z It places plain piano chords in an electronic limbo, joined by swooping strings, as the singer tries to break away from someone she loves who’s charismatic but evil. The Indie-Rock Trio boygenius Returns, Confident and Connected 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z There's naturally a lot of swooping and flying: compulsory for 3D films. Man of Steel – review 2013-06-13T15:30:00Z He’s tree-trunk tall, with funny tufts of fur, and he’s at once bulky and spindly—his arms and legs are floppy noodles that swoop into clublike paws. The Screening Room: “Undiscovered” 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z One recent photo depicted Francesca Todd, a woman in a swooping black-and-white hat with brim turned up on one side. Up Close: Putting Fashion Camera?s Focus on Older Women - Up Close 2011-09-28T20:22:32Z The crisis escalated on December 29 when Egyptian authority swooped the offices of IRI and the National Democratic Institute, confiscating documents and computers and cash on the premises. Egypt lawyers demand jail for U.S. activists 2012-02-26T11:57:05Z His hair was flamboyantly shaggy, as if a clean swoop had hit a wind tunnel. Charlie Puth Got Famous. Then He Got Good. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z “In one fell swoop they would be getting around 10 percent of the guy’s high end oeuvre, which is an extraordinary percentage.” One Museum’s 19th Century Photo Sale Seems to Be the Met’s Gain 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Brian, now in the international timber business, swoops in to save the day. Dennis Lehane’s ‘Since We Fell’ takes us into the heart of a tormented woman 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Evidently someone might swoop in and kidnap my pooch. Summer is truffle hunting season in the Umbrian countryside 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The scenes in which Crawford swoops into Page’s and Bancroft’s lives with her request are beautifully written: They recognize the absurdity of the situation but also treat Crawford’s desperation with sympathy. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 5: Taking the Stage 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z The movie’s flashy cars and swooping furniture were throwbacks to an age of power, not impotence. At Shanghai Disney Resort, Mulan, Mickey and Dumplings 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z A community dance party breaks out after a rehearsal held in an abandoned lot; a parrot swoops onto a podium; a white horse appears in a country house living room. ‘Mozart in the Jungle,’ an Amazon Series 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The noisy plane swooping over the ocean brings the Belon family to Thailand to spend the Christmas holiday on the beach. The Impossible: Naomi Watts Keeps This Disaster Film Afloat 2012-12-20T10:45:08Z A tentative "oh goody," then, for Sugar; who swooped from the shadows to rescue Agnes from further humiliation. The Crimson Petal and the White: episode two 2011-04-13T21:02:01Z The breathtaking geometry that governed the rock, leading my eyes between sharp edges of shade and light, swooping down long hollows carved by avalanches. I hiked the Colorado Trail for nearly 500 miles. I was awed by the mountains the whole way. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z My dad cared — both my parents did — but they weren’t there to just swoop in and save the day. Peter Buffett shows that even the son of a billionaire can pull up those bootstraps On summer evening swims in the pool, he rests under the diving board to watch bats swoop down to drink. Beyond birds and butterflies, this garden welcomes all critters — even raccoons 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Trained as a sculptural engineer, Sirvet crafts seemingly aerodynamic swoops in metals and other substances. Review | In the galleries: ‘Hard and Soft’ juxtaposes the delicate and the durable 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The first day, a belted kingfisher slowed to pace me, flashing a bold white collar each time he swooped, impatient, between trees. Against a backdrop of soaring small boat sales, a solo kayak trip in Vermont 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z |
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