Sway
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
To have weight or influence.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Rule; dominion; control.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
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Sway Quotations
The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.
William James
How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President?
James Bovard
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
Walter Scott
When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.
Dave Grohl
It is the eve of St. George's Day. Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?
Bram Stoker
Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand.
Robert G. Allen
You can sway an audience if you win the women over. The gentlemen will follow 'cause they can be so foolish like that at times, they are easily led.
Johnny Vegas
Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
Willie Stargell
So every day I'm mindful as I watch the Bush crowd extend their sway into policies of every imaginable variety, and over almost every square foot of earth, that the control of the American state is a matter of urgency.
Todd Gitlin
Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.
Emily Carr
The fact is that you're never gonna believe any of the reviews, because the movie is to you what it is to you. No one's ever gonna sway you from what you feel about it.
Campbell Scott
Whether one eats a cat or not is a personal choice, and I don't want to sway anyone one way or another. But if you do, there is one obvious cooking tip: Always remember to remove the bell from the cat's collar before cooking.
Mike Royko
Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before.
Carol P. Christ
Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.
Matthew Prior
Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you.
Nicholson Baker
Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place. The emergency no longer existing, lynching gradually disappeared from the West.
Ida B. Wells
Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.
Robert. L. Ehrlich
I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
Taliesin
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Sway Translations
sway in Danish is svinge
sway in Dutch is zwiepen, zwieren, zwaaien, slingeren
sway in French is tituber
sway in Latin is inflecto
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