slewed
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of slewed
C19: from slew ²
Example Sentences
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It was April 1980 and Bernard Hinault, almost unrecognisable beneath a big red balaclava, slewed doggedly on, further into the lead, somehow remaining balanced on the two wheels beneath him.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022
Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Tiger Woods lost his father, slewed off the rails, and has so far been unable to find his way back.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011
Firefighters released a woman who was trapped in her car after it slewed into a wall on a snow-covered road at Boduan, near Pwllheli, at 0500 GMT.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2010
Not yet going fast enough to rise, his ship slewed sharply, heading straight for the field's administration building where 150 persons stood watching.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Razi screamed as they slewed to the side and righted themselves again.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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