sway
Example Sentences
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The quake was described by a Joshua Tree resident as causing “swaying like a boat.”
From Los Angeles Times
Making it all cash would simplify Netflix’s deal and could sway some shareholders who have been weighing the two offers.
None of this is to say citizens shouldn’t use social media to sway politicians.
The head of the largest U.S. investor in Venezuela is in pole position to take advantage of greater U.S. sway over the country, where it has operated for more than a century.
Spurs were functional rather than thrilling as they held sway in the first half, their superiority rewarded by Ben Davies' eighth goal in 244 Premier League appearances for the club.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
