veer away

Frequency: 6.25.4 per million words

to change direction to move away from something

veerVERB + ADVERB

Categories:

away

Examples (10)

  • The plane veered away to the left.
  • We saw the car veer away from the oncoming traffic.
  • The conversation started to veer away from the original subject.
  • She tried to veer away from the difficult questions.
  • The ship had to veer away to avoid the rocks.
  • Modern architecture began to veer away from ornate styles.
  • The cyclist veered away just in time to avoid a collision.
  • Politicians often veer away from giving direct answers.
  • The path seems to veer away from the river here.
  • I watched the bird veer away into the distance.