How to Use deviate in a Sentence

deviate

verb
Definition of deviatenext
Synonyms for deviatenext
  • But the ways the chairs are used deviates widely in practice.
    — al, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Do not deviate from the approach when the going is tough.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The city would need to deviate from the current plan to lease or sell its block of properties.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The drive to tame inflation could set a higher bar for the Fed to deviate from its plans to raise rates.
    — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • But Putin didn’t deviate from the script, and the start of Xi’s trip was like that of any visiting leader.
    — Vladimir Isachenkov, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Some researchers are now deviating from the focus of the past few years.
    — AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Over that distance the car should only deviate about one inch from that line.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Both ladies are proof that there’s no need to deviate from your go-to ensembles.
    — Vogue, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Verdugo can sometimes deviate from his approach and try to launch the ball.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Better, for me, is to deviate from the classic and use bourbon instead of rye.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 23 July 2022
  • As the sun and Chiron clash, deviating from the status quo seems like too big a risk.
    — USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Swonk doesn’t expect Powell and the Fed to deviate from its course now, either.
    — Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Swift rarely deviates from her signature shade of dark blonde, while Gomez is more of a color chameleon.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The show is deviating from that plot, although by how much is unclear.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Yet the father deviates slightly from the ancient style, and the child retains elements of it.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • Why did Kyle deviate from the run game, particularly in the rain?
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Still, there’s eight Bridgerton siblings total, so the show could still deviate at any moment from the order set out in the books.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The Reds, entrenched in rebuilding mode, did not deviate from their plan.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Crypto couldn’t exist without an urge to deviate from the norm.
    — Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The ministry said the drones lost control and deviated from their flight path and were shot down by the Russian military.
    — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The moon phase display shows the moon as seen from the northern and southern hemispheres and will only deviate by one day after 577.5 years.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 1 July 2022
  • Most of the 2009 game’s world design consisted of straight hallways, with almost no way to deviate off the main story.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • Hikers and climbers looking for a challenge will be tempted to deviate from the Juliana Trail and tackle the ascent to the summit of Mount Triglav.
    — Mary Novakovich, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
  • There’s reason to think the Dolphins might deviate from their blitzing strategy of a year ago.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Duggan has yet to deviate from his low-key, team-first philosophy to the season or his award quest.
    — Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • There is often a price to pay for deviating from whatever the Republican line of the day is.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 May 2023
  • Legally, the size of each district can deviate no more than 10 percent over or under that ideal size.
    — Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
  • This is one of several times throughout the doc where his version deviates from what happened.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023
  • After working in some capacity every day for the better part of four months, the Beavers’ coach didn’t want to deviate from what has worked.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 27 May 2022
  • Over the years Hendrick’s has added a few new expressions to its portfolio that deviate from the core gin, the latest of which—Grand Cabaret—is infused with stone fruit and sweet herbs.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024

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