deviate
Example Sentences
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I am unlikely to deviate from a system when I see things laid out in front of me.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
“These origin stories deviate sharply” from the “logocentric” creation stories of Judeo-Christian origin, writes Maria Tatar in “Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
United are not unwilling to talk but are determined not to deviate from a pre-stated desire to keep their wage bill under control.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The one thing that would cause him to deviate would be a sharp and dangerous economic slowdown, ideally combined with a slump in inflation.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
“It’s been a long trip,” I said, trying to deviate the conversation away from the drowned man.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing deviate
A Wrinkle in Time
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A Long Way Gone
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