The phrase "a source of diversion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that provides entertainment or distraction from daily life or responsibilities.
Example: "Reading novels has always been a source of diversion for me during long commutes."
Alternatives: "a means of entertainment" or "a form of distraction."
Movies may not be high on lists of supplies needed by refugees, but for many people suffering the effects of war and long-term displacement, film screenings can be an all-too-rare source of diversion and psychological release, advocates say.
Wise's main source of diversion during this period was funerals; she seldom missed a visit to any funeral held in or near the town, whether she had known the deceased or not.
But she guesses that many guests find this small-town funkiness to be more of a diversion than a source of annoyance.
She was a divorced mother of two small children, and the playthings were both necessary diversions and a source of inspiration for her patrons.
Teachers unions have fought what they regard as a diversion of resources from public education — while conveniently undermining a source of professional competition and accountability.
Without a choice of healthy diversions for young people, drugs have increasingly become a source of entertainment and escape.
Hence the prodigal's return was barely providing a diversion in a game that in its own right is becoming a source of genuine fascination – especially after the series against Sri Lanka.
He writes, Just as Times Square is a diversion for some people and a stressful place for others, the cyclopic camera above a laptop's screen might, for a certain type of person, become a source of corrosive unease.
Just as Times Square is a diversion for some people and a stressful place for others, the cyclopic camera above a laptop's screen might, for a certain type of person, become a source of corrosive unease.
