deflection

Example Sentences

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Thirteen of them, along with the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, put out a statement saying that asking more of survivors was a deflection of responsibility, not justice.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

With the help of Kobel's frequent clean-up efforts, Dortmund found their feet but were stung before half-time when Zappacosta's speculative attempt took a heavy deflection off Bensebaini and went in just before the break.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In this case, however, the deflection appeared without any external magnetic field at all.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Kendricks rewarded Shanahan’s faith by being on the field for every single snap with two tackles for a loss and the fourth-down pass deflection that sealed the Niners’ victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

I say, which is a tae kwon do move called deflection.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri