deflected
Example Sentences
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Danielle van de Donk, who spent most of last season injured, starred and scored, while Kennedy's header brought the opener when it deflected off Julia Zigiotti.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Large objects such as stars curve spacetime strongly -- for example, we can observe this when light rays are deflected by massive stars. But smaller masses also produce spacetime curvature, just to a lesser extent."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
These can easily be deflected as hazards of the job.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
She deflected when asked Friday about her responsibility for citywide homelessness, as chair of the city’s housing and homelessness committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
She waved us off, and I deflected tears by pouncing on Mawuli and hoisting him onto my shoulders.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
