How to use "sway" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "sway" in popular movie and book plots

  • As their attempts begin to sway him, Spielberg arrives flanked by guards and Lucas relents and gives Spielberg the film.  - Free Hat
  • When he proves unable to sway them, Batman pays a visit to Richard Daniel, the bank president, warning him to keep the Falcone money out.  - Batman: The Long Halloween
  • Ryan's injury keeps him from falling under the sway of the Stream, leaving him the only person who can stop it.  - Stream of Consciousness (The Outer Limits)
  • A subplot concerns political fixer Johnny Flynn (Buscemi) paying vagrants and addicts to vote in the upcoming election and sway the outcome.  - Kansas City (film)
  • Other supporters, both official and unofficial (including Lincoln, a Kentucky native), pour into both states to try to sway voters.  - The Guns of the South
  • She attempts to sway Alessandra, at first to no avail but with success in the end.  - Soul of the Fire
  • Miramanee, the tribal priestess, attempts to sway the elders of the tribe of Kirk's divinity, but they demand he prove himself.  - The Paradise Syndrome
  • Neither the threat of being shot or the reminder that he is a Hero of the Soviet Union can sway him.  - No Way Out (1987 film)
  • Exposure to Communist meetings as a spy sway Johnny's opinions.  - The Funeral (1996 film)
  • To this, the local clergy protest, because they no longer have any sway over their flock.  - Brand (play)
  • She adds that they must take the kingdom back from Arthur and the Christians and bring it back under the sway of Avalon.  - The Mists of Avalon
  • They fail to sway the prince, however.  - The Slipper and the Rose
  • The concluding image is a crucifix festooned with the scalps of women; to the accompaniment of jovial music, the scalps sway in the wind.  - L'Age d'Or
  • Surprised that Barry's band is not a disaster, Rob holds Laura, and they both sway to the music.  - High Fidelity (film)
  • Science rules on the dayside, while magic holds sway in the night.  - Jack of Shadows
  • Meanwhile, his mother, Kokiden, grows ill, which weakens her powerful sway over the throne.  - The Tale of Genji

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