Swayed

Examples

• The car lurched and swayed. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• One is reminded of the lines of Tennyson: Large elements in order brought And tracts of calm from tempest made, And world fluctuation swayed In vassal tides that followed thought. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Dr. Keith, swayed by the jaw-bone, does not think that _Eoanthropus_, in spite of its name, is a creature in the direct ancestry of man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• You think me unsteady: easily swayed by the whim of the moment, easily tempted, easily put aside. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• For, indeed, who is there alive that will not be swayed by his bias and partiality to the place of his birth? Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• As dark night drew on, the sea roughened: larger waves swayed strong against the vessel's side. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• But he reached further, the boat swayed violently. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But submission only increased the arrogance of Rome and the pitiless greed of the rich Equestrian order which swayed her counsels. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It was pitiable that he, who knew the mixed motives on which social judgments depend, should still feel himself so swayed by them. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hope quenched, my faith death-struck, swayed full and mighty above me in one sullen mass. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Try to judge the great beliefs that have swayed mankind by their inner logic or their empirical solidity and you stand forever, a dull pedant, apart from the interests of men. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• For a thousand years the Chinese system, though it creaked and swayed at times, seemed proof against decay. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• In many cases they were no doubt swayed by very mixed motives, his majesty had weaknesses, his majesty almost always had a sensitive personal vanity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He wrung his hands in an agony of apprehension, and swayed backward and forward in his chair. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• So far they have swayed only a minority of exceptional people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The door of the lantern came loose from its fastening as he swayed it round, and the wind blew the candle out instantly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The craft swayed slightly but she did not move. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Success swayed from side to side but the King could never close on London nor Parliament take Oxford. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For a time he swayed a considerable empire of Hunnish and Germanic tribes, and his rule stretched from the Rhine into Central Asia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• None ever gained her ear through that channel, or swayed her purpose by that means. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Lanterns swayed here and there, people were talking in an undertone on the launch and in the boats. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• For a moment Tarzan stood irresolute, swayed by conflicting emotions of loyalty to D'Arnot and a mighty lust for the freedom of his own jungle. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The boats swayed again from the wash of steamer. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The train swayed again, almost flinging Miss Bart into his arms. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

Edited by Flo