He cut swiftly to the meat of it, hoping for a mercifully quick end.

The music was starting again, but he cut swiftly across the dance floor, narrowly avoiding the whirling couples.

He joined the school team in his first year and swiftly cut into the ranks.

My blade was down and I cut swiftly upward.

Of course she was right, but she had cut to the quick swiftly and painfully.

She quieted then, and he cut swiftly through the cords.

I took out my pocketknife and swiftly cut the cloth in half across the navy stripe.

He cut swiftly to the left and right, following the line of the jaw all the way to the ears.

He had the knife out already, and swiftly cut a small window to see where they were-only to recoil at once.

Letting go, he swiftly cut into the numbed flesh.