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swayed

American  
[sweyd] / sweɪd /

adjective

Veterinary Pathology.
  1. swaybacked.


Other Word Forms

  • unswayed adjective

Etymology

Origin of swayed

First recorded in 1570–80; sway + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Duane sighed, looking up a gentle slope densely dotted in puffs of white hair balls that swayed in the breeze.

From Literature

The miller swayed and his sons gathered around him.

From Literature

Due to this, the CPS, which "must not be swayed by feeling or emotion", accepted his pleas, she said.

From BBC

But everyone assumes it was their sparkling insight that swayed the president.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It appeared that the suspect was in female clothes yesterday, but again, that's nothing that had swayed the investigation, one way or another."

From BBC