Which preposition to use with swooped

of Occurrences 21%

A few small lakes unfortunately situated are extinguished suddenly by a single swoop of an avalanche, carrying down immense numbers of trees, together with the soil they were growing upon.

on Occurrences 7%

With steady aim the volley was returned; and ere the smoke rose a cheer rang through the ravine, and Riley fell with a swoop on the intrenchments.

from Occurrences 7%

Ah, the swan is certain, by bending his neck, to find under water the grasses he delights in; the eagle, when he swoops from the blue, sure of falling upon his prey; and you are ever sure of finding in the earth the well supplied nests of the ants,but I, for whom my own work remains a mystery, I, possessed ever by the fear of the morrow, am I sure of finding my song in my heart?

about Occurrences 4%

They were swooping about like lazy hawks, and a bonnie sight they were.

through Occurrences 4%

The road curved and swooped through steep-sided valleys.

toward Occurrences 4%

The leading German plane swooped toward the earth and the others followed its example.

by Occurrences 3%

I watched the nearer one till it faded from sight, soaring and swooping by turns,its long, scissors-shaped tail all the while fully spread,but never coming down, as its habit is said to be, to skim over the surface of the water.

to Occurrences 3%

With lightning speed, he swooped to the bread, snatched it, and flew toward the heights.

in Occurrences 2%

Our Fowler, whose proud bird would brook erewhile No rival's swoop in all our western air! Gather the ravens, then, in funeral file, For him, life's morn-gold bright yet in his hair? "Leave me not hopeless, ye unpitying dames!

across Occurrences 2%

And now, all at once, it was here, materialized, demoniacal, a flying death, swooping across the dark into your very room.

along Occurrences 2%

As a boy he had loved to watch the soaring of the golden eagles, and once he had seen a great wide-winged condor, swooping along a mountain-crest.

as Occurrences 2%

The snow bends and trims the upper forests every winter, the lightning strikes a single tree here and there, while avalanches mow down thousands at a swoop as a gardener trims out a bed of flowers.

down Occurrences 2%

Just as the engine began to ring its warning bell, and the conductor to wave the people aboard, there was a loud clatter of hoofs, and the rickety old Lakerim carryall came dashing up, drawn by the lively horses Sawed-Off had once saved from destroying themselves and the Dozen in one fell swoop down a steep hill.

like Occurrences 2%

Destruction of a Boche plane by dauntless American aviators, swooping like eagles upon their prey, regardless of the anti-aircraft shells that burst all about them, and helping by their intrepidity and skill to clear the air of the Hun and maintain the supremacy gained by the Allies in aerial warfare.

out Occurrences 2%

A great bird swooped out of the branches above him, startling him, and he cried out: 'An owlonly an owl!'

over Occurrences 2%

Occasionally we listened for a reply; but not a sound could we hear, save the snarling yelp of some prairie-dog, disturbed by the unusual noises, or the sharp, shrill cry of the night-hawk, that rapidly swooped over our heads.

between Occurrences 1%

" A thin and nervous young woman swooped between them and mopped off the sloppy, crumby table with her apron.

at Occurrences 1%

In fact, it seems gradually to be getting confidence, for it no longer attempts to swoop at the intruder.

towards Occurrences 1%

Though Death were swooping towards him, swift and certain, on the wings of the rising current, he was drawn as a needle to the magnet.

within Occurrences 1%

Whilst using the theodolite, we came within the searching glance of a hungry eagle, which soaring over our heads for some time, at length swooped within range of our guns, when he paid for his curiosity with the loss of his life.

past Occurrences 1%

The Yankee plane swooped past the spot where the injured pilot still sat at bay, ready to sell his life dearly if the worst came.

around Occurrences 1%

I saw him coming from an unsuspected quarter, and swoop around that clump of flowers and foliage.

after Occurrences 1%

As it fell, the old eagle swooped after it, missed it, swooped again, and this time, long before it could reach the water, had it fast in his claws.

for Occurrences 1%

yelled the crowd, as the machine soared right on and did not begin its downward swoop for some distance.

above Occurrences 1%

Not to be outdone by Mortlake, Roy, who was at the wheel, swooped above the rival crowd.

Which preposition to use with  swooped