deflect

Example Sentences

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Mortensen appears to deflect one that flies in the direction of where the child is sitting.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"I think it's there to deflect outrage," she said of her sport being a mixed event.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In New York, food manufacturers reported reducing the quantity of product per package while keeping prices flat to deflect tariff-driven cost increases.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

With the puck inches away from sneaking past him, a desperate, flailing Hellebuyck reached back and somehow managed to deflect it away at the last possible moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Adele bailed him out, and in his attempt to deflect the heat from himself, he told the police that Adele’s heart condition made her unfit to care for us.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter