deviate from

Example Sentences

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Speeches that deviate from the ubiquitous laundry list of thank yous always get more attention, whether they’re political or not, for the simple reason that they’re so dang unusual.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

A loss function is the mathematical formula that measures how far an AI model's predictions deviate from the correct answer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The flag, she added, was one "of these red lines that we must protect and not cross or deviate from, even at the height of anger".

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In our lab, we design methods to detect patterns of coordinated behavior that deviate from normal human interaction.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

The person should have known that their conduct was wrong and didn’t just deviate from what was right, but substantially deviated.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel