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Example sentences for "slewing"

Lexicographically close words:
sleves; slew; slewe; slewed; slewest; sley; slice; sliced; slicer; slices
  1. Nay, even when the snow came once more in defiance of calendars, it was but a background from which the near genesis should 'stick fiery off.

  2. He was no match for his companion, however.

  3. Hankey Pankey,' hobbling onwards at a fine rate for a moment, and then slewing round to give some fresh order to those following up behind.

  4. There is them as does it; but a chap has to be surer-footed and spryer than I be to ride the logs, 'specially when they're slewing round corners.

  5. To be sure, he sat down most of the way, and was thrown twice when attempting to walk the length of the "turn" while it was slewing around corners.

  6. But Captain Harry, slewing round to him, was for the moment bereft of speech.

  7. Collector demanded, slewing himself to the half-about in his chair.

  8. His honesty appeared more stubborn than suited him--until he repeated the words, slewing them a little to his own side, to suit the emergency.

  9. The preliminary operation of slewing the tube to its position on a platform at right angles to the river, was a work requiring a good deal of careful contrivance.

  10. The gun will be directed by elevating the breech, and by slewing the vessel slightly and slowly backwards and forwards across the line of aim, by means afterwards explained.

  11. White foam on green water, and the steamer slewing round.

  12. A slight slewing of rails may sometimes be resorted to on occasion, where this has the effect of releasing some part of the work not otherwise to be dealt with.

  13. In order to enable two or more motions to be worked together, or independently as required, reversing friction cones are used for the subsidiary motions, especially the slewing motion.

  14. In revolving cranes ease of slewing can be greatly increased by the use of a live ring of conical rollers.

  15. The slewing stopped as suddenly as it had begun.

  16. How did you keep from slewing broadside and going under?


  17. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slewing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.