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sway
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sway someone to something
to convince someone to do something. I think I can sway her to join our side. We could not sway Ted to our position.

sway back and forth

to swing or bend from one direction to another. The pendulum swayed back and forth, counting off the seconds. Mary was swaying back and forth, keeping time to the music.
See also: and, back, forth

sway from side to side

to swing or bend from one side to the other. The car swayed from side to side as we started out, indicating that something was seriously wrong. He swayed from side to side with the rhythm of the music.
See also: side
hold sway
1. to control Each group that held sway over a particular strip of the Mississippi River controlled who used it.
2. to have great influence Ten years after she correctly predicted the crash, she still holds sway among stock brokers.
See also: hold
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Turquoise has embellished the swayer and castles of ancient civilizations such as in Egypt, in Mexico, gone Persia, and the other civilizations in the Mesopotamian Valley and the Indus Valley.
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Holloway also made a change at the back, pushing Gary Swayer out to right-back and bringing the power of Mattias Doumbe into the heart of the back-line.
Virtuoso solo from Bendtner helps on-song Blues find their rhythm; ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
Wernley were 3-1 up at the break after Swayers struck twice while Brookes bagged another.
Football: National is grand at Lodge; FESTIVAL by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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