divergent

Example Sentences

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“There were two divergent thoughts,” he remembered recently of that moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Insurers take divergent views of what all agree are steep risks, brokers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Their divergent expectations weren’t evidence of political bias, according to this narrative, but of honest intellectual disagreements about economic strategy.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But the alliance soon unravelled as they pursued divergent political agendas.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

If the river continued through the throat at less than sonic speed—that is to say, less than the speed of sound—it became compacted in the divergent section, bound in turmoil, and inefficient.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam