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

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

At news conferences, she will deflect questions by trying to include her teammates.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

It had been decided to deflect the upline a few kilometres to the west.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley