diverted

Example Sentences

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The U.S. also diverted a Detroit-bound Air France flight to Canada last week over fears of a passenger’s possible Ebola exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Lindberg treated the insurance companies as a “personal piggy bank,” prosecutors alleged, using some of the diverted sums to finance an extravagant lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It comes after a UK-bound EasyJet flight was diverted to Rome last week because a passenger had packed a charging power bank in hold luggage.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It is alleged that more than $4.5 billion was diverted from 1MDB between 2009 and 2015 by fund officials and associates, including Low.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

If I lived in the future, could I get an upgrade to make myself as big as Beejee?—but a commercial for Super Smash Mario Brothers came on and diverted Ridge’s attention.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly