deflect

Example Sentences

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Mortensen appears to deflect one that flies in the direction of where the child is sitting.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Gen. Pam Bondi tried to deflect questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein records by crowing about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

With the puck inches away from sneaking past him, a desperate, flailing Hellebuyck reached back and somehow managed to deflect it away at the last possible moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Automated customer-service systems deflect a growing share of inquiries away from human agents.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

He was a mini Coriolis force, trying to deflect us.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd