sway
Example Sentences
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Seeing a scan with calcification can help sway patients on the fence, many of whom are hesitant to take medications like statins, says Khan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
He shifts his weight, a sway of the hips, one touch, another, a slight change of direction - and he is gone.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"It's too small a move to sway the larger forces at play in the Gulf," he cautioned, even though it could help cool costs in the northeast or southwest.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Critics say investors can secretly sway case strategy, putting their profit before the best interests of a client.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
What are you supposed to do, sway or bob?
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.