- present participle of divert.
diverting
Example Sentences
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A third runway would mean demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting rivers and rerouting a section of the M25 motorway through a tunnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Writer-director Jacob Chase, who previously made the 2020 horror film “Come Play,” downplays gore in favor of jump scares and mildly diverting set pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Starting in early 2025, Salisbury oversaw the unprecedented reassignment of more than 6,000 agents to immigration enforcement, diverting most of the agency from its normal duties.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
This could include cutting taxes on investors’ gains on U.K. stocks, or diverting more of the U.K.’s mammoth personal savings toward domestic stocks, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
I hoped the play would take my mind from his strange behavior, but it offered nothing diverting or pleasant.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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