Editorial »

How to use the word swells in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

7 results found

Those areas that are already vulnerable following last week’s weather are expected to see more rain, strong wind, heavy swells and coastal inundation which will exacerbate the situation, if the cyclone continues on its current path towards the north of Aotearoa New Zealand, we can expect this to be an extreme weather event with widespread damage.

Lisa Murray

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Swells from the storm could reach much of the east coast of Atlantic Canada by the end of the week and continue through the weekend. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.

Dennis Feltgen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Dorian will now create prolonged periods of large swells, surges along the north coast of Grand Bahama and the north and east coast of Abaco, we are asking residents in those areas to leave the coastline, we expect a storm surge of up to 15 feet, in addition to that we have a spring tide that can increase the surge by 2 to 3 feet.

Jeffrey Simmons

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Little crystals get into your lymphatic system. ... After many years, they block it so the lymph can't draw back and your foot swells up.

David Mabey

Found on CNN
7 years ago

I will explore the world with it, visiting the places you cannot easily get to any other way, imagine being able to land in large swells near any ocean shoreline, ride the waves to the beach.

Burt Rutan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In this particular case, the force is coming against your chest so the blood gets squeezed. And as the blood gets squeezed, there's a lot of back apple blood into the brain. And because there's a pulse of over-pressure wave that happens (like this), the brain also swells (like this). And when the brain swells, it pushes against some of the fixed elements inside the skull.

Vassilis Koliatsos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You tighten a law in one country, another route swells up elsewhere.

Ewa Moncure

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for swells? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    lacking in nutritive value
    A lank
    B dicotyledonous
    C sesquipedalian
    D jejune