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
At 1-1, they pushed for a winner and got their reward, albeit with a slice of luck with the deflection off Joe Gomez.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
In Hamburg, Leipzig took the lead with 66 minutes gone when Diomande's speculative effort took a wicked deflection and landed in the net.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
In this case, however, the deflection appeared without any external magnetic field at all.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
“Terrible deflection, by the way. You could have said, ‘Because I felt awkward eating too much at a family gathering with people I’ve never met before,’ and been done with it.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
