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Example sentences from the Web for swifterIf you do that, the pace of the book will be swifter and the story as a whole will move quickly. How I Write: Lisa Scottoline and Daughter Francesca Serritella|Noah Charney|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Truth is, they demand a narrative with greater cohesion and swifter pace than is delivered here. Umberto Eco’s 'The Prague Cemetery' Brings to Life Ancient Hate|Daniel Levin|November 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST In addition to helping us power our cars, imitating sharks could lead to swifter ships and more advanced underwater sensors. Sharks Are Scary But Not That Dangerous|Juliet Eilperin|June 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST My blood seemed to rush warmer and swifter through my veins, and I fancied that my eyes reached to a more distant vision. The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid
The thief was for the moment the swifter, but he had not the wind nor the training of his opponent. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett Mere sensual love runs like this, from desire to hate and back again, to and fro, "swifter than a weaver's shuttle." Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives Little these planes were, but shaped like darts, and swifter than any plane of Earth. The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell But it is more than a bird in the air, swifter, flying, entering into the very scent of the flowers. A Country Gentleman and his Family|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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nounnautical a line run around the ends of capstan bars to prevent their falling out of their sockets Word Origin for swifterC17: related to the nautical term swift to fasten with tight-drawn ropes; probably Scandinavian in origin: compare Old Norse svipta to reef Words nearby swifterSWFF, S.W.G., swidden, swift, Swift Current, swifter, swift-footed, swift fox, swiftie, Swift, Jonathan, swiftlet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swifterrapid, unexpected, hasty, nimble, sudden, abrupt, quick, speedy, expeditious, short, prompt, flying, express, spanking, precipitate, ready, fleet, cracking, screaming, breakneck |