swerve
Example Sentences
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The car swerved out of the ruts and came to a halt.
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Vehicles swerved around each other and around the streetcars that ran down the center of the road.
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"When you are driving there are times you don't see them until the very last minute and these, with the cars bigger, it's harder to swerve out of the way."
From BBC
As we were about to pass, he swerved in and gave the woman's leader a sharp nip on the ear.
From Literature
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I’ve seen her around at school a couple of times lately, but always spotted her before she’s noticed me, and nowadays I just do an immediate swerve to avoid her.
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