Sentence examples for swerve from inspiring English sources

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The word "swerve" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an abrupt change in direction, or an unexpected change in behavior or attitude. For example: "John swerved out of the way to avoid an oncoming car, narrowly avoiding an accident."

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swerve

verb

To stray; to wander; to rove.

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We can't just swerve round this defeat.

Remember that its political inheritance starts from 500 years of Portuguese colonialism, a war of liberation involving revolutionary populism, a swerve towards Soviet-inspired Marxism and a 15-year civil war.

In front of it are 80 tonnes of snow, heaped into a snowboard ramp on which Europe's coolest swerve and flip.

Should a driverless car swerve to avoid pedestrians if that means hitting other vehicles or endangering its occupants?

If that were not enough, it should fly far and straight for a long pass, while being able to swerve abruptly in a free-kick or penalty.

Striking the ball with a glancing blow from the inner or outer side of the toe-cap can impart significant spin to the ball about a near-vertical axis, causing it to swerve left or right.

Some wonder whether new bodies, such as a watchdog to prevent torture in detention, would stand the test of any swerve towards authoritarian rule.Younger voters, meanwhile, were notably absent from the polling stations.

The unanimous backing that the Latin American countries gave to President Kennedy's action was not necessarily the great swerve in opinion that it has been made out to be.

There is no telling which ferry will swerve first.

Sweeper trucks—nifty little things with two huge wheels in the front and two small ones close together in the rear pivot and swerve all over the broad expanse of Pennsylvania Avenue like kittens chasing yarn, while vacuum trucks roll along steadily behind.Their job is massive.

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