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Swabbed meaning

simple past and past participle of swab

Using Swabbed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of swab
  • In the example corpus, swabbed often appears in combinations such as: swabbed for, were swabbed, swabbed as.

Context around Swabbed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

drug 1× switches 1× proactively 1× once 1× get 1× cheeks 1×

Often after:

five 1×

Sentence patterns with Swabbed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

animals they swabbed the surfaces 1× charge and swabbed for dna 1× cheeks are swabbed in hopes 1× has been swabbed 1× light switches swabbed had a 1× must have swabbed it with 1× once swabbed the patient 1× squad were swabbed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a security guy 1× at the event 1× early on saturday 1× it is understood 1× manager mikel arteta 1× of the eight 1×

Common sentence endings:

diseases including cancer 1× dna last year 1× for cannabis consumption 1× for gunpowder residue 1× has been swabbed 1× level of contamination 1×

Words around Swabbed

Just before it in the word index:

swab 194 swaab 2 swa 17 sw 205 svyrydenko 3 svyatoslav 2

Just after it in the word index:

swabbers 2 swabbing 19 swabhimaan 2 swabhiman 4 swabhimani 4 swabi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 24 aardman 24 abbess 24 abbo 24 abena 24 aberg 24

Corpus analysis for Swabbed

  • In this selection, "swabbed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, drug, switches, proactively and five stand out and add context to how "swabbed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include animals they swabbed the surfaces and charge and swabbed for dna. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "swabbed" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with swabbed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It was his first time being swabbed. (7 words)

They didn’t test the animals, they swabbed the surfaces. (10 words)

The driver was drug swabbed and tested positive for cannabis consumption. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Early on Saturday, hundreds descended on another testing site in the city, though most were turned away as they didn't meet the criteria to be swabbed for signs of the virus. (32 words)

At the event, a bone marrow registry drive is held, during which cheeks are swabbed in hopes of finding a match to help cure someone diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers. (31 words)

There will be around 30 testing sites set up across the city, where residents will be able to get swabbed for the virus and receive a result within an hour. (30 words)

Example sentences (17)

At the event, a bone marrow registry drive is held, during which cheeks are swabbed in hopes of finding a match to help cure someone diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers.

The court has also seen bodycam footage from the arresting officers, who placed the shaky teenager in handcuffs as they were swabbed for gunpowder residue.

The driver was drug swabbed and tested positive for cannabis consumption.

The sample tests revealed that 60% of light switches swabbed had a reading of over 500 ATP units, indicating a high level of contamination.

A security guy must have swabbed it with Dettol at least half a dozen times before the main speaker appeared.

Early on Saturday, hundreds descended on another testing site in the city, though most were turned away as they didn't meet the criteria to be swabbed for signs of the virus.

It is understood the patient had a fever but was not swabbed for the virus and was not isolated.

It was his first time being swabbed.

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Manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for the killer bug this week, while the entire Gunners squad were swabbed.

Of the eight unlinked cases, three were "proactively swabbed" as they work in essential services, even though two were asymptomatic.

Once swabbed, the patient will receive clear next steps from the medical provider.

Other than that absolutely everybody who’s arrived on the planes has been swabbed.

Participants are supposed to be swabbed five times at weekly intervals, and thereafter every month for a period of 12 months.

There will be around 30 testing sites set up across the city, where residents will be able to get swabbed for the virus and receive a result within an hour.

They didn’t test the animals, they swabbed the surfaces.

The scheme revolved around tricking seniors into getting their cheeks swabbed for unnecessary DNA tests that would supposedly tell them whether they were genetically predisposed to serious diseases, including cancer.

The suspect's son was arrested and convicted in a felony weapons charge and swabbed for DNA last year.

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Common combinations with swabbed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "swabbed" in a sentence?
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What does "swabbed" mean?
Swabbed means: simple past and past participle of swab
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