Slewed

And then she kind of slewed round and she dropped the cup. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1936)

Here is a heavy-faced young fellow in evening dress, perhaps endeavoring to act the part of a gentleman, who has come from an evening party unfortunately a little "slewed," but who does not know how to sustain the character, for presently he becomes very familiar and confidential with the dignified colored waiter at the buffet, who requires all his native politeness to maintain the character of a gentleman for two. ❋ Charles Dudley Warner (1864)

I wanted to know what arms he carried to the fray, whether he touched up his sword on the grind-stone before sallying forth, how many men or women he had called upon to stand in the name of her gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, how many skulls he had cloven, how many diggers he had "slewed," and how many peaceful prisoners he had brought back to the Government camp. ❋ George Dunderdale (1862)

He was so "slewed" when he went in that he had forgotten all his antecedents, and woke up, as he thought, in a "gin'ral row." ❋ Unknown (1859)

"slewed," but who does not know how to sustain the character, for presently he becomes very familiar and confidential with the dignified colored waiter at the buffet, who requires all his native politeness to maintain the character of a gentleman for two. ❋ Charles Dudley Warner (1864)

Whole days in bed cawing Nooooo at the wall; the dress yellowing, trembling if I open the wardrobe; the slewed mirror, full-length, her, myself, who did this to me? ❋ Unknown (2009)

One night Caroline's old Saab skidded on the half-plowed road and slewed into the ditch. ❋ William Doreski (2011)

This slewed the boat around and brought it to a stop. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Loeb seemed to have lost all chance to win the rally Friday when he took a right hand bend too fast and slewed sideways into a railway bridge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The truck slewed from side to side and finally rolled to a stop. ❋ Diana Pharaoh Francis (2011)

One of them slewed sideways, setting off a chain reaction. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In 2005 he won a rap battle final and a £2,000 prize by telling black rapper Roky: "You got slewed, my bars are harder too/ I'm the reason your little sister ain't as dark as you". ❋ Unknown (2011)

When it was at their feet, its nose was slewed into the bank, and while its free end swung into the stream to make the consequent circle, a snubbing-rope was flung ashore and several turns taken about the tree under which St. Vincent stood. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Four jars of beer were slewed out in front of them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The sloop that Mary had admired could only be freed at the bow end—the stern was chained to a bollard—and it slewed out sideways, impeding the traffic behind. ❋ Rose Melikan (2010)

I slewed the pod east, on the road next to the hills, looking for ambush sites and potential IEDs. ❋ Michael Franzak (2010)

They stopped whatever the hell they were doing and just gawked, and James slewed through them like a slalom skier. ❋ Peter Heller (2010)

From there Mass warfare slewed Britain towards state action. ❋ Newmania (2008)