veered
Example Sentences
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A UC Santa Cruz student died after the vehicle she was in veered off a road near the university, dropped off a seaside cliff and plunged into the Pacific, according to officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
After his four-decade rule, the quality of emperors veered between competence and louche megalomania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The operator even backed out of certain bets mid-speech when Trump veered off script and skipped over a part that included a word Perez had placed a bet on Trump mentioning, the broadcaster said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Children in the study looked at faces conveying different emotions onscreen, and eye-tracking technology recorded where their attention veered.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
The men watched it come closer and closer, breathing a sigh of relief when it veered away and passed them to the east.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
