deflection

Example Sentences

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There was a deflection off the hip onto the arm, too, so would you expect this to be a penalty if it were a Forest defender?

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Even high-profile cases involving figures like Sean Combs reflect the same cultural reflex: disbelief, deflection, delay.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

They lost 21 of them but Tuesday’s was the most painful, with Roy scoring on a deflection in the crease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

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

Three years later a Croatian seismologist named Andrija Mohorovičić was studying graphs from an earthquake in Zagreb when he noticed a similar odd deflection, but at a shallower level.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson