Sentence examples for deflected critics from inspiring English sources

His White House spokesman, Larry Speakes, was only half-joking when he deflected critics with the old saw "if you tell the same story five times, it's true".

She became adept at deflecting critics with a wry joke.

More recently, the company had taken a different tack, opening up and using Mr. Rubenstein's charm and wit to deflect critics.

The same risk prevents it spending much more on these groups than it already has done.So, a fox-hunting ban is a perfect cause to unite the party and deflect critics away from more expensive campaigns.

Dr. Hamburg, 53, will succeed Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, who led the beleaguered agency from 2005 until last January and often had to deflect critics who accused the Bush administration of letting politics play too forceful a role in science policy.

The stark language was aimed at undercutting Mr. Trump's support among those who see him as stronger on national security and deflecting critics who have complained that Mrs. Clinton and President Obama do not take the threat of radical Islam seriously enough.

Not even President Obama goes that far; he is pleased to see the Bible being used to justify the welfare state and to deflect critics of "social justice," budget cuts, and higher tax hikes on the rich.

His critics said he was aiming to deflect criticism of his appointment, and distract antigovernment protesters, though if that was his motivation it failed.

But others have claimed that it is a way of deflecting criticism from the often aggressive and threatening response to female critics like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn.

During the administration of President George W. Bush, critics charged that the White House had exaggerated Iran's role to deflect criticism of its handling of the war and build support for a tough policy toward Iran, including the possibility of military action.

Some critics have accused the mayor of intentionally trying to demonize Mr. Dorismond, to deflect criticism from the Police Department at a time when it is the subject of a civil rights inquiry by the United States attorney's office in Brooklyn.