veer around

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

to change direction to face the opposite way

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Examples (10)

  • The car had to veer around the fallen tree.
  • Suddenly, the cyclist veered around the corner, nearly hitting a pedestrian.
  • The boat began to veer around the buoy, preparing for the next leg of the race.
  • If you see an obstacle, you must veer around it quickly.
  • The strong winds caused the small plane to veer around erratically.
  • He managed to veer his skateboard around the puddle just in time.
  • As the path narrowed, we had to veer around a large rock.
  • The driver quickly veered around the animal that had run onto the road.
  • She watched the bird veer around the tall buildings.
  • To avoid the unexpected traffic, the bus driver had to veer around the construction site.