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Sway meaning

  1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  2. A rocking or swinging motion.
  3. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side

Synonyms of Sway

Using Sway

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon. | A rocking or swinging motion. | Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
  • Useful related words include: rock, act upon, influence, persuade.
  • In the example corpus, sway often appears in combinations such as: to sway, sway the, sway over.

Context around Sway

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sway

  • In this selection, "sway" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hold, simply, held, left, indicates and gop stand out and add context to how "sway" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include able to sway a judge and bit of sway within that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sway" sits close to words such as bihar, collaborating and despair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sway

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Sway: Sway indicates body movement in the opposite direction of the moving foot. (13 words)

But while Pennsylvania’s governor has immense sway over those issues, its treasurer does not. (15 words)

But opponents of term limits say they have emboldened lobbyists who have more sway with inexperienced legislators. (17 words)

But the elected representatives of this chamber who have, I imagine, a little bit of sway within that community and a little bit of standing within that community, should have showed leadership, and called for them to be taken down, but they didn’t. (44 words)

A high draw in stall 14 is something of a concern, however, as the low numbers generally hold sway over this trip here, and from four, is an interesting alternative from the Clive Cox yard, along with Karl Burke’s in six. (42 words)

Despite losing the company to her husband, Shiv's baby will also likely be brought up as the face of the company's future as a next-generation Roy, thus allowing her to still have some sway over Waystar. (39 words)

B&B fans have seen moments when Thomas was able to be a good father, but will he be able to sway a judge? (24 words)

Example sentences (20)

With the entire League under the sway of the Black Mercy and getting the perfect fantasies for their lives, it will be interesting to see how they'll break out from its influence and sway.

Sway Left stretches away from the moving right foot, while Sway Right stretches away from the moving left foot.

Sway: Sway indicates body movement in the opposite direction of the moving foot.

A high draw in stall 14 is something of a concern, however, as the low numbers generally hold sway over this trip here, and from four, is an interesting alternative from the Clive Cox yard, along with Karl Burke’s in six.

Always welcome people into your life, but don’t let them sway you because you are the master of your own destiny.

Amna al-Kaid, a humanitarian worker in northwest Syria, hinted that the UN’s most recent resolution will simply sway in Assad’s favour, telling Express.

As the game plays out on the field, these five matchups have the potential to sway the outcome in either direction.

At the beginning of 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held sway over 16 State governments, while the Congress was in power in five States, including via coalition governments in Jharkhand and Bihar.

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B&B fans have seen moments when Thomas was able to be a good father, but will he be able to sway a judge?

Branches of trees sway as cyclone Freddy hits, in Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique, March 12, 2023, in this screen grab taken from a handout video.

Brands today understand that they now face a brighter and more informed audience that cheap promotional videos cannot sway.

But Canada's consumer price index report for March, due to be released on Tuesday, could have more sway on the Bank of Canada policy outlook.

But Fortier said he doesn’t think the risk is high that large numbers of Democratic voters will turn out to sway GOP elections, especially in the presidential race.

But opponents of term limits say they have emboldened lobbyists who have more sway with inexperienced legislators.

But prosecutors in California say Garcia used his spiritual sway to have sex with girls and young women who were told it would lead to their salvation — or damnation if they refused.

But Scott believes his sunny vision for America’s future can sway a significant number of who are ready for “new leadership” in the party.

But the elected representatives of this chamber who have, I imagine, a little bit of sway within that community and a little bit of standing within that community, should have showed leadership, and called for them to be taken down, but they didn’t.

But while Pennsylvania’s governor has immense sway over those issues, its treasurer does not.

Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are likely to hold sway over parts of north India, including the national capital, till Wednesday, the weather department has said.

Despite losing the company to her husband, Shiv's baby will also likely be brought up as the face of the company's future as a next-generation Roy, thus allowing her to still have some sway over Waystar.

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Common combinations with sway

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sway" in a sentence?
An example: "With the entire League under the sway of the Black Mercy and getting the perfect fantasies for their lives, it will be interesting to see how they'll break out from its influence and sway." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sway" from authentic English texts.
What does "sway" mean?
Sway means: The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
What are synonyms of "sway"?
Common synonyms of "sway" include: rock, act upon, influence, persuade, carry, swing, shake, pitching. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sway" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sway", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.