swerve
verb (used without object)
to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
was swerving
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past progressiveof swerve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His sense of where things were in space grew warped: Out for a walk, he grabbed Ellen in a panic, thinking a passing car was swerving to hit them on the sidewalk.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
Phillips testified that he did not realize when he pulled Hicks over the second time that it was the same car he had just seen and acted because the car was swerving.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
The officers told the people aboard the bus that they stopped it because the vehicle was swerving and issued the driver a warning ticket for improper lane use, according to Dillard’s statement.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
She says he wasn't concentrating on the road and was swerving so much that a police officer on a motorbike pulled up beside them and knocked on the passenger window.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2022
Gadsden police had stopped Mr. Ruffin one night because they said his car was swerving.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
