swerve
verb (used without object)
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
had swerved
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past perfectof swerve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Investigators said his car had swerved onto the shoulder of the rural highway where Boever was walking and found that Ravnsborg had been on his phone about a minute before the crash.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
Ravnsborg seemed unsure in the videos about how he had swerved onto the shoulder, but detectives told him bone scrapings were found on the shoulder's rumble strip.
From Fox News ● Aug. 25, 2021
Though video later confirmed that Dan Hanegby was riding in a straight line when he was clipped by a bus, the initial police report said he had swerved.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2021
Police said the 63-year-old motorist who struck Soria told officers that another car in front of him had swerved just before he saw a pedestrian.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
Reggie said someone had swerved into his lane and that he was unhurt.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
