Sentence examples for sway against from inspiring English sources

And if I ever tire of the pool view, I can turn my gaze to the sky, where the surrounding palm trees sway against the backdrop of a majestic CBD skyline.

The nominating shareholder must certify that he does not intend to change control, but it would be na? to think that a four-person bloc wouldn't hold considerable sway against the remaining 12, whose allegiance is to the corporation rather than to the nominating shareholder.

In the palm groves below the village of Tamalokt is a cistern, a place of utter peace, where scarlet dragonflies skid above the water and the tops of olive trees sway against cerulean sky.

We felt like it was our duty as professional class agitators to talk strangers into joining us in a collective forward sway against the line of cops, and often it was a tough sell.

She shakes her head at me, her gold hoop earrings swaying against her jaw.

Unknown plants from deep down on the sea bed seem to be swaying against a backdrop of darkness.

For some years thereafter an American public that initially had been thrilled by the reports of Lewis and Clark became swayed against the West.

Lagat made three furious passing attempts in the last two laps — his gold chain swaying against his purple top — but fell short, finishing in 3 59.01.

He looked up at the leaves of a tall palm that swayed against a sky so attractive it enlarged his sense that he was missing something.

"It's a conversation," said Mr. Buckingham, a habitué of Triangulo, a dance studio on West 20th Street, where on a recent summer evening, dancers swayed against his backdrop, painted with the likenesses of many other regulars.

The creepy magic here is undeniable: the palms swaying against the velvet sky, the safety-in-numbers spookiness of walking among the graves, the crystal-clear screenings of classics like "The Maltese Falcon" or "The Birds".