to move a finger from right to left across a touchscreen in order to dismiss an image
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Examples of 'swipe left' in a sentence
swipe left
It's so easy on most apps to swipe left, swipe left.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Swipe left or right to cycle through other posts.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
With photos more important than ever in our swipe-left age, staging is not just for high-end homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
You swipe left or right to flick through stuff like playlists.
The Sun (2016)
Swipe left to dismiss them, right to send them a notification.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Simply swipe left to see the next suggestion, venturing further from your starting point.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What happens if you swipe left?
Globe and Mail (2014)
Swipe left and they are rejected.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
When once political earnestness might have been dismissed as rather dull and worthy, might a difference in voting habits now mean we automatically swipe left?