swerve

Example Sentences

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I want to swerve here to talk about the word that keeps coming to mind when I look at the president’s leadership, and it is “mood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This was a hard swerve from Pittman’s inoffensive baseball posting from just a few weeks before.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

The brewer said early last month that production at six beer factories had resumed, while it was processing orders by hand in an effort to swerve potential drinks shortages.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

She described how her husband had tried to swerve out of the way, but trees were in the way.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Nobody seemed to notice her, although people did swerve away and look confused when she came close.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan