deflection
Example Sentences
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Not to be outdone, Mayor Brandon Johnson gave a master class in deflection when asked if he would apologize to Gorman’s parents for her death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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
And after a final that had been tight, decided by a deflection, you could almost imagine Xabi thinking: enough.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
So the amount that I veered was equal to the deflection caused by the Coriolis force.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
