swayed

Example Sentences

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Sam used to say, “Close your eyes when you listen to a new artist — don’t get swayed by whether they’re beautiful or they’re handsome or they can dance their ass off.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Regan also swayed investors with what Cialdini calls “social proof,” namedropping influential-sounding people or institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The Bank of England could be swayed against hiking rates by the latest U.K. inflation reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Maybe he was swayed by Poggi’s status—he’d been impressed that the director of the Uffizi was meeting with him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day