swerve
verb (used without object)
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
has swerved
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present perfectof swerve (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Critics say the prime minister has swerved from one policy misstep to another during his 22 months at the helm.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Russia's willingness to pay means - so far - it has swerved its first default of any kind since a 1998 financial crisis, and its first on international market debt since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.
From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2022
Within just a few years, the general public’s attitude toward social media has swerved from widespread veneration to viral fury.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
The Ducks’ season has swerved between stretches when they were brilliant and times when they couldn’t put two passes together and they abandoned their goaltenders to face barrages of quality shots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2018
The English practice has swerved from the original, because the office of the middleman has lapsed into the hands of the steward.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
