Verb (used with object) : Nothing could swerve him. From Dictionary.com.
He vaguely recalls swerving around or behind a truck. From Wordnik.com. [ Observer: Home Page] Reference
If the alcohol makes him swerve out of his lane, the swerving is the violation, not the alcohol. From Wordnik.com. ["Oppose Wisconsin Checkpoints."] Reference
Last year American Family Insurance of Madison, Wis., did a three-state test of a system that videos driver behavior and other data such as swerving or hard braking. From Wordnik.com. [Ford Lets Parents Set] Reference
It records risky driving behaviors such as swerving, hard braking and sudden acceleration. From Wordnik.com. [News for NBC13.com] Reference
She admitted to past "swerving" of her own and said she has since put down her cell phone while driving. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
Lane violations, such as swerving or hugging the center line, were the biggest problem for the Alzheimer's drivers. From Wordnik.com. [News Channel 9: Local News] Reference
Officers found Mrs Bishop after a motorist reported a mobility scooter "swerving" across the road near Pendown Cross, five miles away. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
If you are on the phone you most likely have no idea how badly you are driving, and you don't have to be "swerving" to be driving badly. From Wordnik.com. [Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech] Reference
Lane violations, such as swerving or hugging the center line as another car approaches, were the biggest problem for the Alzheimer's drivers. From Wordnik.com. [The Modesto Bee: Front] Reference
Lane violations, such as swerving or hugging the centre line as another car approaches, were the biggest problem for the Alzheimer's drivers. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It did not, however, account for the superior force of the Cornwall police department, which found it "swerving" on the highway five miles from home. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
"swerving" across the road near Pendown Cross, five miles away. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
But the King remained calm, and marched on without swerving. From Wordnik.com. [Punch Among the Planets] Reference
Obama's policy followed the same swerving course as his rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [Sally Kohn: Where Was the "Professional Left" a Year Ago?] Reference
Before they realised it the car was swerving into the drive of the. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
The stream, swerving to the left, flows on to the apex of the Big Bend. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old] Reference
"It was mighty clever work of yours, Betty, swerving around like that,". From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge or, the Hermit of Moonlight Falls] Reference
Slackers do exist in nature -- some Xers are swerving off the career path. From Wordnik.com. [Generalizations X] Reference
Witnesses later recounted that he was swerving and speeding on a nearby road. From Wordnik.com. [Students Are Dying; Colleges Can Do More] Reference
The train jerking and swerving down the track makes walking a test of balance. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Barcelona] Reference
Be ever on your guard against thus swerving from your allegiance to your Creator. From Wordnik.com. [Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew] Reference
The cadets raced down the field, Roger swerving to the left and making a feint at blocking. From Wordnik.com. [Stand by for Mars!] Reference
The others followed her while the big bull, swerving in his course, came bellowing on behind. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
Robotcabs were swerving in, hovering above the ground to pick up passengers, then veering away. From Wordnik.com. [The Colors of Space] Reference
Zarlah now, and only by swerving my car around instantly and returning could I preserve myself. From Wordnik.com. [Zarlah the Martian] Reference
Why is she swerving all over the road, turning left, then right, turning all around in her seat?. From Wordnik.com. [Buzz] Reference
“You understand very well,” replied David, his voice still, steady and his gaze not swerving. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
They drove toward the enemy cruiser at top speed, swerving in a great arc as the sun pulled at them. From Wordnik.com. [Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet] Reference
A place for clouds and hot air balloons and the Blue Angels, swerving and spiraling for our amusement. From Wordnik.com. [Roy G. Biv] Reference
A heap of bleaching bones points to some past tragedy, and terrifies the swerving horses of the native pilgrims. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Malay Archipelago] Reference
The asteroid was swerving rapidly, moving into a new orbit that would intersect the course he and Santos were on. From Wordnik.com. [Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet] Reference
This allowed him to retreat from motorcycles without headlights that were swerving around multiple lanes of cars. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus of a Siam Mosquito] Reference
"Speak for yourself, please," he retorted amiably, swerving the car at a perilous angle about a turn in the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
They took the Lexus home, watching the road, apologizing, watching the road, apologizing, and swerving into a tree. From Wordnik.com. [Fates of the Stepdaughter] Reference
"Stand still there, you slab-sided chunk of salt pork!" he called to his horse, which was nervously swerving about. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders] Reference
Then he pointed toward a spot where hoards of fireflies clustered around one tree, twinkling and swerving to and fro. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old] Reference
The Bradley driver who likes swerving to hit dogs, does more than just kill them; in one case, he slices a dog in two. From Wordnik.com. [Tall Tales?] Reference
I cried, glancing back, but the wheel had stopped spinning and it took my full attention to balance the skidding, swerving bicycle. From Wordnik.com. [Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult] Reference
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