Collocations for "swerve"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swerve" in context.
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swerve
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- swerve the [car, bike, vehicle]
- swerve to avoid the [pedestrian, tree, post]
- swerved [quickly, uncontrollably, violently, wildly]
- swerved to avoid [hitting, crashing into]
- swerved out of the way (of)
- avoided the [crowd, truck, pedestrians] by swerving (to the left)
- swerved to the [right, left]
- swerved in and out of the [traffic, cars, crowd]
- swerved in front of the [car, truck]
- swerved [into, towards, away from]
- the ball swerved round the [wall, players]
- swerved into the [net, goal, pocket]
- [frequent, emergency, wild, sudden] swerves
- put a swerve on the [shot, ball, throw]
- made a [wild] swerve
'swerve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):