as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside
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Recent Examples of yaw
In the event of acceleration or yawing towards one side, the sensors will come into play, signaling the control unit and in turn the motor to counter the forces on the sidecar's wheel.
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New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
Every other car feels solid, locked-in, makes downforce in a straight line, rather than yawed out.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
The plane yawed left and right, dipped and climbed to avoid the flocks, churning my stomach like a roller coaster.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
Combining that data with a simple wind model, the algorithm projected that yawing each of the five upstream turbines about 20 degrees to the north would maximize the group's generation from the northwest winds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
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New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
Every other car feels solid, locked-in, makes downforce in a straight line, rather than yawed out.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
The plane yawed left and right, dipped and climbed to avoid the flocks, churning my stomach like a roller coaster.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
Combining that data with a simple wind model, the algorithm projected that yawing each of the five upstream turbines about 20 degrees to the north would maximize the group's generation from the northwest winds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
See All Example Sentences for yaw
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That’s a strong hook, but Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is just getting started with an erotic political tragicomedy that, like a Roomba, is forever veering off in unexpected directions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Investigators believe six people were in the SUV, which was heading northbound on Oakdale-Waterford Highway when the vehicle veered off the right side of the road and crashed into a concrete barrier.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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To achieve the look, use a flatiron to gently curve the ends under before tucking behind your ears.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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In fact, topography made this impossible, and Costa had to curve one of the axes, resulting in the airplane shape that made his project famous.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Yaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yaw. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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