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Meanings of swerve sharply in English

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Usage of swerve sharply in English
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Well, that thought was enough to make Snowball swerve sharply to his right.
The Tale of Snowball Lamb
2
The bob swerved sharply to one side and crashed into a tree.
The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
3
The Indians swerved sharply to the left for the mouth of a cañon.
A Man Four-Square
4
The start that Chilminster gave unconsciously affected the steering-wheel, and the car swerved sharply.
Golden Stories / A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost...
5
The car swerved sharply, and my side of the tonneau seemed to settle down.
My Friend the Chauffeur
6
Suddenly the foremost boat swerved sharply to the left, then dashed straight ahead again.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
7
He shoved the tiller hard over and the boat, swerving sharply, vanished from the coast.
The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
8
At length they came to a place where the draw swerved sharply to the left.
Glen of the High North
9
Here the beaten trail swerved sharply to the right.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
10
He swerved sharply in, but it was too late.
Alcatraz
11
Then suddenly he swerved sharply to the left.
The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign; Or, the Struggle to Save ...
12
The runaway swerved sharply to the right.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert
13
Scarcely had the Eagle swerved sharply from her course before the lads heard a rushing, whistling sound.
Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal; Or, Perils of the Black Bear Patro...
14
Roy's spring was calculated to a nicety; but the thing swerved sharply and fled up the rough hillside.
Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
15
After a few hundred yards the path swerved sharply through a dense thicket, and Clayton stopped in wonder.
A Mountain Europa
16
Now and then, when his horse swerved sharply to head off a racing steer, he came near falling.
The Desert Valley