were swaying
- past progressive of sway.
Example Sentences
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By the end of the night, 100,000 people were swaying in time to Sailing as if they were genuinely adrift on the surging tides of the Atlantic.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Trees were swaying and flags were whipping from the opening tee shot, and rounds in the 60s were scarce at Southern Hills.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
“The trees and power lines were swaying back and forth and then they finally snapped,” Hannah Carter, 39, said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Because the actors were above the depths, there was all kinds of CGI mishegoss required to make their accoutrements look like they were swaying in the currents.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2018
“We were swaying in different directions,” I explained.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
