(1) He took a swipe at his critics

(2) The officer, a commander by the looks of it, parried his blow before attempting another swipe .

(3) He used this distraction to swipe at the dog's hind quarters.

(4) She blocked the shot and swung at his arm, but he rolled under the swipe and shot a piercing blow at her legs.

(5) And in perhaps the most pertinent comment of the day, he took a swipe at all those who had lost sight of the bigger picture.

(6) Andy collapsed into a heap and continued to swipe at the air.

(7) She moved to one side to avoid a more volatile slash and returned by stepping dangerously close with a backhanded swipe to the temple.

(8) ÔÇÿOy, sexist pigÔÇÖ I pretended to swipe at him with my bag and he grinned.

(9) I countered his lunge with a powerful swipe of my arm, using his momentum to thrust him to the ground.

(10) In accepting the award, he paid tribute to the role fans played in turning his movies into a success and took a swipe at critics in the process.

(11) Bolton Wanderers striker Paul Wheatcroft has taken a swipe at Manchester United for releasing him as a promising trainee.

(12) He missed the ball with his first swipe

(13) With a powerful swipe of its paw, the wolf delivered a final blow to Bonnie's head.

(14) He took a swipe at earlier press reports which claimed he would take advantage of the company and sell the properties as soon as he could after the two-year period to pocket profits.

(15) He took a swipe at you, not necessarily personally at you, but at your administration and what he inherited when he took office.

(16) A back-handed swipe , and a rush of blood to the cheeks.

(17) Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items.

(18) A new security system has since been installed, requiring each student to swipe a key fob through an electronic reader in order to gain access to their room.

(19) He is cranky and on several occasions has tried to swipe at or bite the tourists.

(20) I spun around in wild alarm - both dodging the swipe and swinging my sword at him.