swayed
Americanadjective
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Swayed by the food options at Delta’s lounges and on its planes, in August 2022 he switched over from American, where he’d earned elite status, to Delta for business travel.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
Swayed by the movie heroics of actor John Wayne, Ellsberg waived his student draft deferment and signed up for two years in the Marines in April 1954.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Swayed by her work and nudged in part by a nod of approval from Lieberman, he recommended Nichols to then-Wizards front-office executive Tommy Sheppard after Nichols applied for an internship in Washington.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2021
Swayed by Clinique’s successful marketing campaign, which began in 1968, generations of American women embraced a routine of cleansing, toning and moisturizing.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2011
Swayed on his feet like he was going to collapse.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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