slewed
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of slewed
C19: from slew ²
Example Sentences
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Prosecuting barrister William Carter said Miller had used the B1050 because of heavy traffic on bigger roads and as he drove through Willingham, the crane boom "slewed" to the nearside.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Tiger Woods lost his father, slewed off the rails, and has so far been unable to find his way back.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2011
Firefighters released a woman who was trapped in her car after it slewed into a wall on a snow-covered road at Boduan, near Pwllheli, at 0500 GMT.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2010
She lay sprawled just as she had slewed into the water at 9 o'clock that morning, her big engines jerked from their mounts and dropped near her left wing tip in the mud.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dan Keeler slewed a sidelong stare at Nat.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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