swerve
verb (used without object)
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
have swerved
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present perfectof swerve.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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His words have swerved through claims of victory to threats of annihilating Iranian civilisation to support for negotiations.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Yes, stocks have swerved scarily this year as Wall Street comes to grips with a Federal Reserve no longer doing everything it can to prop up markets.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
“Maybe we should have swerved him, and put the belt in the bin,” Hearn said at the news conference, indicating that a fighter of Joshua’s profile can vacate a title without losing visibility.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
It’s not entirely true to say this film radicalised her, though Winslet does sound like her politics have swerved a little since 2000, when she declared herself “irritated by feminism”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2021
Clare suspected that even a human car would have swerved to avoid taking such a handsome life.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
