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go off course

VERB
swerve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deflect lurch skid stray veer
STRONG
bend depart deviate dip diverge err incline move sheer shift sideslip sidestep skew slue swing tack turn wander waver wind
WEAK
depart from get off course sheer off train off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct stay
STRONG
remain straighten

Example Sentences

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Even mature investing instruments can go off course.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Investigators also have recovered the data recorder of the Dali ship, which they hope may explain the catastrophic power failure that caused it to go off course and hit the bridge.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

“There’s more temptation in these cases to go off course, and by doing so, you undercut the credibility of your own case,” Levenson said.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022

But he acknowledged that “there are limitations” to DART’s onboard sensors, and that it could go off course.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

The thing that made him go off course.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd