deviate

Example Sentences

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“If we expect inflation to deviate significantly and persistently from target, the response must be appropriately forceful or persistent,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said in a speech Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Speeches that deviate from the ubiquitous laundry list of thank yous always get more attention, whether they’re political or not, for the simple reason that they’re so dang unusual.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

A loss function is the mathematical formula that measures how far an AI model's predictions deviate from the correct answer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The flag, she added, was one "of these red lines that we must protect and not cross or deviate from, even at the height of anger".

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

I did not mean to deviate like that.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein