suddenly swoop
Frequency: 6.00.5 per million words
to move downwards quickly and unexpectedly
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Examples (10)
- The eagle suddenly swooped down towards its prey.
- As we watched, a hawk suddenly swooped from the sky.
- The police suddenly swooped in, arresting the suspects.
- A shadow suddenly swooped over the campsite, startling us.
- The fighter jet suddenly swooped low over the airfield.
- We saw a seagull suddenly swoop down to snatch a fish.
- The bird of prey suddenly swooped from its perch.
- The investor suddenly swooped in and bought a controlling stake in the company.
- A large owl suddenly swooped through the moonlit forest.
- The rescue helicopter suddenly swooped down to pick up the stranded hikers.