sway.

Not for them the calico dresses and Laura Ingalls Wilder accoutrements, nor are they afflicted with the strange home perms that hold the God-fearing Duggar girls in sway.

TLC's 'Sister Wives': Frank, entertaining TV about polygamist Browns in Utah Hank Stuever 2010

Fear takes hold, and the powers of darkness gain sway.

The Nobel Peace Prize 1926 - Presentation Speech 1926

Fear takes hold, and the powers of darkness gain sway.

The Nobel Peace Prize 1925 - Presentation Speech 1925

"I was shocked that a 90-minute debate could have that kind of sway."

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And that now, I can like this, another critic can like that, Michael Wilson can like this, I’m looking at art critics in the room— And it really, we don’t have that kind of sway.

Driving Mr. Saltz (revised) EAGEAGEAG 2009