The phrase "a sharp deviation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or sudden change from a norm or expected outcome.
Example: "The data showed a sharp deviation from the predicted results, indicating a potential error in the experiment."
Alternatives: "a significant divergence" or "a sudden change".
What happened then was a sharp deviation from the norm.
Harry is a sharp deviation from Mr. Cooper's brooding, granite-faced stoics.
The jobless rate is expected to rise slightly, to 9.9percentt, but a sharp deviation could sway markets significantly.
Turkey's emphasis on regime change in Damascus is itself a sharp deviation from past policy.
Antarctic sea ice this year took a sharp deviation from its usual yearly cycle, dropping below its usual range for over 60 days.
Though such a sharp deviation from normal procedures was proposed as a compromise given the prevalence of arsenic, it certainly warrants periodic reassessments.
Although the discharge capacity increases with increase in catalytic activity for some samples (mostly γ-MnO2) a number of samples belonging to α, β and δ-variety show sharp deviation from the above behaviour.
Besides, the reason for the sharp deviation of the mixed surfactant system at early times is: the oil droplet was first elongated, then broken up into several smaller droplets.
Bartu A, Sharp J, Ludlow J, Doherty DA.
The current study using DICTRA finite difference software predicts sharp deviations from the linear zigzag diffusion paths predicted by an error function model for multiphase diffusion couples.
While these sharp deviations in temperature were not planned, they occurred during springtime when severe heat waves occur naturally in Israel, raising air and water temperatures to yearly extrema of up to 40°C and affecting natural ponds in a similar way when not completely drying them.
