swayed

[ sweyd ]
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adjectiveVeterinary Pathology.

Origin of swayed

1
First recorded in 1570–80; sway + -ed2

Other words from swayed

  • un·swayed, adjective

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How to use swayed in a sentence

  • The judge claimed to be impressed, but unswayed, as he noted: “History has shown good men do bad things.”

  • Of stature greater than his own the golden-rod stood, crested with yellow plumes, unswayed by the still air.

    Bonaventure | George Washington Cable
  • The people of unswayed free-will, who worship a Deity not over-particular as to the every-day habits of his creatures, say "No!"

    The Coward | Henry Morford
  • The sky was almost devoid of clouds, and the naked branches of the elms reached upward unswayed by any breeze.

    Behind the Line | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • The feather held to his mouth was unswayed,—the mirror untarnished.

  • In his striving after truth he was unswayed in his judgment by petty prejudices.

    Charles Lewis Cocke | William Robert Lee Smith