deviate from
Example Sentences
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Department of Justice sued RealPage, a Texas-based software company, alleging it gathered private data from landlords to set rent prices and make it difficult for property managers to deviate from these price recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Perhaps the two major parties can allow their members to deviate from business casual, since they control the overwhelming majority of elected offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
I am unlikely to deviate from a system when I see things laid out in front of me.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
United are not unwilling to talk but are determined not to deviate from a pre-stated desire to keep their wage bill under control.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
They become unstable and have a tendency to unsettle the mood because they deviate from comfortable convention, seeking relationships with unfamiliar chords.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
