divergence

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This approach combines anatomical features with fossil ages to estimate evolutionary relationships and divergence times.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

“This divergence highlights a deeper issue: the physical supply crunch has not been resolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Though both have continued to back each other in public, there was a clear divergence in their messaging in Australia.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Attacks on energy facilities, including Iran’s South Pars gas field and Qatar’s Ras Laffan site, have exacerbated and accelerated the divergence in the past 24 hours.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Chapter 1 provides a whirlwind tour of human evolution and history, extending from our divergence from apes, around 7 million years ago, until the end of the last Ice Age, around 13,000 years ago.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond