was swaying
- past progressive of sway.
Example Sentences
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Something dark and flat was swaying gently against the floor of the Reflecting Pool as I strolled past the monuments on Thursday morning.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
"When I got out the door, the entire apartment row was swaying," he said of his experience during the quake.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
I would have given wide berth to the man we spotted across the street, who was swaying slightly and holding onto a corner fence post as if for support.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2024
“She was swaying her head side to side, and her eyes were super glassy,” the mother of two teenagers recalls.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
He wanted to pull out of her reach and go to the chair, but he was swaying with nausea.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
