swift doth young Love flee, And we stand wakened, shivering from our dream. From LearnThat.org. [George Meredith (1828-1909), British poet.]
He is not r-rich, Max, and he is a little what you call swift, eh?. From Wordnik.com. [A Tar-Heel Baron] Reference
Commission says it supports what it calls swift progress on the reform agenda. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Fiat Factory Is Test Case for Italian Workers and Economy] Reference
Congressman John Murtha is blasting what he calls swift boat style attacks stemming from his fight with Steny Hoyer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2006] Reference
Congressman John Murtha today is blasting what he calls swift boat style attacks stemming from his fight with Steny Hoyer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2006] Reference
He's a smooth operator, specializing in swift layoffs. From Wordnik.com. [Timely 'Up in the Air' rises to challenge with humor, heart] Reference
Dead-drifted in swift or calm water, they often come through. From Wordnik.com. [Trout Fishing MVP's--Nymphs and Wets] Reference
It pushes out everything he has ever eaten in swift, hard heaves. From Wordnik.com. [Elegance « A Fly in Amber] Reference
She swallowed her tea in short, swift gulps; her faded eyes shone. From Wordnik.com. [An Alabaster Box] Reference
I noticed the word swift boating is being used as a pejorative now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2008] Reference
Flock/flight profile Wigeon fly in swift, bunched, twisting flocks, like pigeons. From Wordnik.com. [Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl] Reference
A message delivered in swift, dense chunks is rarely chewed, but swallowed whole. From Wordnik.com. [grad studies residue. apologizing in advance.] Reference
"I seem to catch more fish in swift water," he says, "especially after the spawn.". From Wordnik.com. [How to Catch Post-Spawn Smallmouths] Reference
He sprang through the sleeping camp and in swift silence dashed through the woods. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The boys were strong, even the six year old, and the girls were skilled in swift combat. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Featured: Which female characters are the most awful and why? Who’s awesome?] Reference
This was a sort of glorified doggerel, in short, swift, ragged lines, with occasional intermixture of French and Latin. From Wordnik.com. [Brief History of English and American Literature] Reference
For a moment they stood thus, staring into each other's eyes, then without a word swift and sudden they closed and grappled. From Wordnik.com. [The Amateur Gentleman] Reference
CONAN: I think it's called swift-boating these days. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
In another context that would be called swift-boating. From Wordnik.com. [Dana Milbank would like Sarah Palin to stop fighting and accept defeat graciously.] Reference
The current might therefore be defined as the swift carrier of heat. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of science, V. 1-2] Reference
The swift is the largest and most rapid in its flight, and its voice has. From Wordnik.com. [Birds in the Calendar] Reference
The project is called swift, and the code is currently available at Launchpad. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Python] Reference
The Queen is urged to press a new Prime Minister to call a swift general election. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph Major News] Reference
The swifts are properly called swift foxes, being rather smaller than the southern gray fox. From Wordnik.com. [The Ranchman's Rifle on Crag and Prairie] Reference
BLITZER: So, what you are saying is, they are not going to be so-called swift-boated once again. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2006] Reference
But, he failed miserably to defend himself against a bunch of loudmouths, aka the swift-boaters. From Wordnik.com. [Newt Gingrich: Republicans Ran "Cheap And Nasty" Campaign Against Kerry In 2004] Reference
They reached the wood in under two hours and Gellan called a swift meeting with his under-officers. From Wordnik.com. [Waylander]
I ran till my breath grew short, for some kind of swift motion I had to have or choke. From Wordnik.com. [Prester John] Reference
Which brings us to the current "swift" action in the form of the "bailout" of Bear Sterns. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Meltdown and Crony Capitalism] Reference
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