under the sway of (someone)
idiom
: in or into a state of being controlled by (someone)
They are under the sway of terrorists.
He has come/fallen under the sway of terrorists.
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The internet of the 1990s developed under the sway of an anti-corporate, non-conformist spirit.
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Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025
As a high-school student in 1990s Tampa, Florida, Viren falls under the sway of her charismatic teacher Dr. Whiles, who is intent on pushing his students to question the nature of the truth.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Now, governments are watching with wariness as Syria comes under the sway of a group that the U.S. has officially labeled a terrorist organization.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
In hindsight, Barcelona’s decision in 2008 to hand control to him, rather than to fall under the sway of his great ideological antithesis, Jose Mourinho, has taken on the air of a temporal border.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025
As a high-school student in 1990s Tampa, Florida, Viren falls under the sway of her charismatic teacher Dr. Whiles, who is intent on pushing his students to question the nature of the truth.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Now, governments are watching with wariness as Syria comes under the sway of a group that the U.S. has officially labeled a terrorist organization.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
In hindsight, Barcelona’s decision in 2008 to hand control to him, rather than to fall under the sway of his great ideological antithesis, Jose Mourinho, has taken on the air of a temporal border.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Under the sway of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20sway%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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