deflect

Example Sentences

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When Exxon Mobil counterpunched with its defamation claim, Mr. Bonta’s spokesperson called it “another attempt from Exxon Mobil to deflect attention from its own unlawful deception.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"I think it's there to deflect outrage," she said of her sport being a mixed event.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

Adele bailed him out, and in his attempt to deflect the heat from himself, he told the police that Adele’s heart condition made her unfit to care for us.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter