deflect

“Mr. Sorsby did not deny, deflect, or delay in response,” the lawsuit states.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

When Exxon Mobil counterpunched with its defamation claim, Mr. Bonta’s spokesperson called it “another attempt from Exxon Mobil to deflect attention from its own unlawful deception.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

In Babies, Steven often uses humour to deflect from what he is really feeling, a coping mechanism that masks the depth of his grief.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

“This is just a fig leaf to deflect from criticism,” Ocasio-Cortez posted on X External link in response to Kalshi’s new measures.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

He had no desire to doubt again; he did not want to hear anything that would deflect him from his purpose.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The pastor instead deflects responsibility by playing the victim card.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

He deflects the question initially, offering something better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

In the short term, this deflects the pressure from the CNE and also allows Mr Maduro to argue that he has complied with international requests to hand over the tallies.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

Michaels deflects the question, shifting the spotlight from him to the show: “I’m going to do it as long as I feel I can do it,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2024

But of course she deflects the question with, “I had better things to do.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

But Ruiz pounced on the rebound and deflected a shot past defender Timothy Castagne and into the back of the net.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

At his first Fed meeting as chairman, Warsh shortened the Fed’s policy statement, declined to submit an interest rate forecast and deflected some questions on economic and policy matters to newly established task forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Americans hardly needed any help, but Australia gifted the U.S. its first goal anyway when defender Cameron Burgess deflected in a cross from Folarin Balogun in the 11th minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

The Aston Villa midfielder's deflected effort in the first half gave Scotland their first World Cup win since 1990 at their first finals since 1998.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Matthias deflected it with his shield in a cascade of sparks and went after the horde leader.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The sequence started with Bosnian defender Stjepan Radeljic sliding in front of a Tillman pass, deflecting it forward toward Muharemovic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Would the ball deflecting off White's shin have caused VAR to stay out of this in the Premier League?

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

I’d come to the table, garbed in heavy plate armor capable of deflecting my mother’s barbed and poisonous words.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson