deflect

I’ve seen him stumble, fall and constantly deflect reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In an attempt to deflect attention away from himself, Michael stressed how Sharon had been acting like a "totally different person" of late.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Los Palos Street Operating LLC, a subsidiary of Altus Power, responded to the filing on Thursday, saying it’s Lineage’s attempt to deflect responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

If this fails, Merz could deflect attention by surrendering his party’s chair to a more popular figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Instead of using my akrafena to deflect it, I freeze in place—watching the projectile soar toward me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The pastor instead deflects responsibility by playing the victim card.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

He deflects the question initially, offering something better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

The planet’s rotation gives rise to the Coriolis effect, which deflects air flow and determines the direction of its swirling cyclones and bands.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

Scientists can infer the value of the QGP's electrical conductivity from how much the electromagnetic field deflects charged particles such as electrons, quarks, and protons.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

The orange vendor deflects this nonsense with a yawn.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Speaking to Slate in her office the day before, she often deflected criticism of administration policies on key issues—noting that she raised concern with key stakeholders.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

At the end of the half, Jaion Smith of Santa Margarita deflected a possible third-down touchdown pass in the end zone and Jake Martin followed by blocking a St. John Bosco field-goal attempt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Most obviously, Carrick, having deflected questions about the defender's outburst in the immediate aftermath of the game, will face more probing on the matter when he speaks to the media before Sunday's trip to Leeds.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Jeffrey Maier, a 12-year-old Yankees fan, lunged over the fence and deflected the ball into the seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The thing that had deflected Salim off his course.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Tuchel has spent recent months deflecting debate about whether Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham or Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa should take England's number 10 role when the stakes are at their highest.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

His press conferences are almost theatrically placid, Brunson often slouched in a hat and/or hooded sweatshirt and deflecting any effort to valorize his success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

He said it firmly, deflecting the same way I put him off when he made such a query.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman