diverted

Example Sentences

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She said bureaucracy had to be reduced and savings had to be made, which could be diverted into education.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

With the Strait of Hormuz off limits, ships have been diverted to Oman and Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast with containers then shipped onwards overland.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

"I'm not going to be diverted or deflected from that by what anybody else says."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

After the spill, the utility diverted more than two billion gallons of raw sewage to the nearly 200-year-old Chesapeake and Ohio canal to avoid more releases into the Potomac.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Montag had only a glimpse, before Faber, seeing Montag's attention diverted, turned quickly and shut the bedroom door and stood holding the knob with a trembling hand.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury