be deflected

Example Sentences

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"The team's amazingly precise measurement again validates kinetic impact as a technique for defending Earth against asteroid hazards and shows how a binary asteroid might be deflected by impacting just one member of the pair."

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

Hamilton tied the game with 1:10 to play with a shot from the right point that seemed to be deflected by a defenseman.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

NASA’s planned collision between an asteroid and a spacecraft last month was more successful than expected, suggesting that future deadly space rocks could also be deflected.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Ordinarily Mack would have thrown himself headlong into this problem but now he was not to be deflected.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck