sway
verb (used without object)
to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
had swayed
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past perfectof sway.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Binance said reports of "mishandled customer funds and alleged US agency investigations" had swayed its decision.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2022
At the time, Mr. Rice said the former president’s conduct leading up to the incident had swayed his vote.
From Washington Times ● May 27, 2022
He said that he had shared his experience with the panel during deliberations and this had swayed some jurors to vote for conviction.
From Fox News ● Mar. 2, 2022
By Wednesday morning, as he steered toward the larger concept, the chatter had begun to swirl — as on 247Sports’ recruiting show — that Sanders had swayed Hunter.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
Papa said the walls had swayed his decision when I finished elementary school.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
