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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In hindsight, Barcelona’s decision in 2008 to hand control to him, rather than to fall under the sway of his great ideological antithesis, Jose Mourinho, has taken on the air of a temporal border.
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Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The movie undoubtedly lays the wood on several in Bush’s inner circle — Thandie Newton’s impression of Condoleezza Rice is particularly mean — as W. ponders what happens when a useful idiot falls under the sway of warmongers with bad intel.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Most maddening is that so many people who clearly view themselves as liberal champions—ranging from Kagan to former president Barack Obama—remain under the sway of an antidemocratic, pro-monopoly ideology dating to 1981, in the early days of the Reagan presidency.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Adrien Brody fully embodies László Toth, a Hungarian architect who makes his way to America after World War II and falls under the sway of a wealthy businessman (Guy Pearce) who commissions him to undertake a massive project.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The movie undoubtedly lays the wood on several in Bush’s inner circle — Thandie Newton’s impression of Condoleezza Rice is particularly mean — as W. ponders what happens when a useful idiot falls under the sway of warmongers with bad intel.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Most maddening is that so many people who clearly view themselves as liberal champions—ranging from Kagan to former president Barack Obama—remain under the sway of an antidemocratic, pro-monopoly ideology dating to 1981, in the early days of the Reagan presidency.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Adrien Brody fully embodies László Toth, a Hungarian architect who makes his way to America after World War II and falls under the sway of a wealthy businessman (Guy Pearce) who commissions him to undertake a massive project.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Under the sway of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20sway%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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