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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Over the centuries, as Shakespeare’s reach extended worldwide, Ukraine, under the sway of the Russian Empire, entered its own fraught relationship with the playwright and his works.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Yet the country will have to work with poorer and weaker neighbors to clean up their security forces, which have sometimes fallen under the sway of criminal organizations.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2024
The couple is brought under the sway of the Spiritualist Movement and there, secrets of Evelyn's past threaten to emerge.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Other factors involve the petitioner’s childhood, including any mistreatment, and whether the offender’s crime was committed under the sway of an older person.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
Yet the country will have to work with poorer and weaker neighbors to clean up their security forces, which have sometimes fallen under the sway of criminal organizations.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2024
The couple is brought under the sway of the Spiritualist Movement and there, secrets of Evelyn's past threaten to emerge.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Other factors involve the petitioner’s childhood, including any mistreatment, and whether the offender’s crime was committed under the sway of an older person.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for under the sway of (someone)
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