swayed

Example Sentences

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“The world has changed,” Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore wrote as he considered how investors have become much more swayed by CPU results than in the past.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

A Hansel-like puppet dressed in a frock made of leaves danced along to the song while fairy-like puppets made of brightly colored flowers swayed in circles around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"It appeared that the suspect was in female clothes yesterday, but again, that's nothing that had swayed the investigation, one way or another."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

How do you avoid being swayed by market myths?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

When Molly stepped out into the hall, the floor swayed slightly, the dark suddenly too thick, as if the lights had been dimmed.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny