Example Sentences

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Images circulating on social media showed the truck performing a wheelie before swerving off the track and crashing into the barriers separating the public from the track.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

It was bad enough that Newcastle conceded an opener from a corner kick or that Nick Pope spilled Dwight McNeil's swerving shot to enable Beto to put away the rebound for Everton's second.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Sometimes, a swerving behind can be a fortuitous red flag, signaling hidden spinal defects before expensive MRIs are required.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

It could stay aloft almost indefinitely, hugging the ground or sea and swerving to evade missile-defense systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

We were no sooner at the cluttered top than she got busy, hobbling over the blotter, swerving around the inkstand.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck