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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sway" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a movement or influence, often in a figurative sense, such as in discussions about opinions or emotions.
Example: "There was a noticeable sway in public opinion after the announcement was made."
Alternatives: "an influence" or "a tendency".
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Some fear Islamists hold too great a sway.
We have let one man have far too great a sway over our national life.
He then added: We have let one man have far too great a sway over our national life.
Office workers, for example, may be more susceptible to a "sway back posture" due to bad sitting habits.
With a sway of his hips, he swished his Marie Antoinette-era skirt, the powdered wig on his head tottering.
Revealing a sway in the back, he stands in profile with his arms raised and spins into a triple pirouette.
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For want of that the shaking leaves have faded almost lily white, while downwards from the trunk hang ivy-trails a-sway to prove the breathing of the waterfall.
Weirdo, North Country Boy and Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over set the morning swiggers a-sway, and the Stones Hammond funk of One to Another sparks a field-wide frug.
It's live three nights a week and not at all played out: instead, it's funky, and a sway-in-your-seat kind of soul.
There are some fine songs, too – Outside Is the Right Side squelches and squalls around a mighty central hook; Holding Out for You's sweet, stately melody is a sway-along delight … if perhaps a bit syrupy.
A sway-rocking SSI model is used as a baseline for assessment of the performance of EFSDOF oscillators.
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