sway
verb (used without object)
to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
sways
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present tense formof sway (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Settles-Bey sways to the rhythm of the bongos on a recent Sunday in the park -- but nerves are still frayed.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
When his “political enemy,” the glib and popular Alcibiades, sways the assembly, Nicias replies that this means sending both a fleet and “large numbers of land forces.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Despite being bigger, bolder and more shocking than the average form of activism, we’ve watched as extremists momentarily capture the world’s attention, before the general narrative inevitably sways a different way.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
Nintendo argues its 3D audio tech will create a surround sound experience, but this is unlikely to be the feature that sways people to picking up the device.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Grass rises from the concrete and sways in a wind I cannot feel.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
