The phrase "a diverse cross section" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a variety of different groups or elements within a larger population or context, emphasizing diversity.
Example: "The survey included a diverse cross section of participants from various age groups, ethnic backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses."
Alternatives: "a varied representation" or "a broad spectrum".
In a city where love of the unconventional is almost religion, the women have attracted a dedicated following that slices a diverse cross section of the population.
He also began the university seminar, an interdisciplinary course created by professors from at least two divisions for a diverse cross section of students.
The show's eight mums came from a diverse cross section of Jewish life, from secular to strictly Orthodox and from across Britain and Ireland.
The movement is made up of a diverse cross section of women, students, businessmen, lawyers and clerics, all campaigning under the banner of Nusrat al-Rasool, or Victory for the Prophet.
The participants, a diverse cross section of Americans between the ages of 18 and 101, listed all of the upsetting life events they had experienced before entering the study and any new ones that hit along the way.
The 25 participants from the United States and Canada represented a diverse cross section of higher learning institutions, from community colleges to research universities, and they included geology faculty who teach introductory non-major classes (both large and small), laboratories, discipline-specific upper-division courses, and graduate seminars.
Rather, a truly inclusive organization contains a diverse cross-section of employees who actually interact with one another.
Begin by designing a succinct yet thorough list of questions based on your classroom discussion; then interview a diverse cross-section of students, teachers, friends, neighbors and family.
By talking to a diverse cross-section of Irish society, politicians could get further than they could have by just talking to each other.
But Longstaff said the ethics centre board, which performs a governance role, was deliberately drawn from a diverse cross-section of the community.
Perhaps Young will be able to use his new position as a columnist on News International's Sun on Sunday to woo a diverse cross-section of parents.
