Sentence examples for try to swipe from inspiring English sources

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They try to swipe a credit card in the MetroCard slot to get on the subway.

"I've seen people try to swipe them," he said, as he placed a sign on a No. 6 train platform at Astor Place last week.

And, now I'm on the subject, there's a beautiful little bronze bird from Pompeii in the Capitoline Museum which I'd probably try to swipe on the same trip.

"The way things are in the party at the moment, this will be another example where the Corbynites try to swipe the position," said a senior party source.

The Nissan campaign includes an ad for people who read The Economist on iPads, which creates "scratches" on a Nissan when they try to swipe to turn to the next page.

"Usually they'll hold off and not make a complaint until they've seen a dog urinate in the grocery store or jump up and try to swipe a pack of meat," said Vance Bybee, the head of the food safety division.

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Other horsemen galloped in close, trying to swipe the carcass.

Another time, she tried to swipe a sleeping woman's wig (but was caught).

When he holds a framed photograph, he tries to swipe it to see the next photo.

Down below, Mr. Pataki pulled out a MetroCard and tried to swipe it through the turnstile.

Apparently a beagle who didn't know the rules of the office tried to swipe another dog's bone.

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