deflected
Example Sentences
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But Vance and Rubio have deflected speculation about their political futures.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Bruno Fernandes: Volleyed against the bar from a Mbuemo nod back, had another first-half effort deflected over and another blocked.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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
The Galaxy goalkeeper reacted in time and deflected the shot with his right leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
She’d asked about his comics so many times now, and each time he’d deflected.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
