Sentence examples for skillfully deflected from inspiring English sources
In July, Morton again skillfully deflected Burnside's efforts to declare martial law in Indiana during an extensive Confederate raid across the region.
In assessing Rosenstein's behavior — whether he has shamefully appeased or skillfully deflected — it is important to ask: What are his goals?
Alex Salmond, the tart-tongued Scottish independence leader whose working-class origins set him apart from the privileged clique that dominates politics in London, has skillfully deflected questions about Scotland's viability by reminding voters of their antipathy for the heirs to Disraeli, Gladstone and Churchill.
Ajinkya Rahane pulled Stuart Broad through mid-wicket as India's opening partnership eased past 50, while Patel, in for the injured Sachin Tendulkar, skillfully deflected two Anderson deliveries to the third man boundary as India reached 78-0 after 15 overs.
The guy who Amazon is banking on with prime time bucks to bring them up to true star status has skillfully deflected all of Dylan's expressed horror.
They accomplish this in different ways — O'Reilly, by skillfully deflecting criticism of Trump as the handiwork of ideologues; and Hannity, by very nakedly cheerleading for Trump.
Though at first we blinked bleary-eyed into the cameras, as the day rolled on we found ourselves embracing the bizarreness, skillfully deflecting the generic questions and elaborating on themes we enjoyed.
"We are taking the steps necessary to protect 10,000 jobs, to protect a $20 billion investment and to enable 100 million people in India to get coal and power for the best part of 50 years … because we support jobs and growth," Abbott told the parliament – skillfully deflecting actual facts with almost every breath.
During one particular session with my therapist, I went through a seemingly clever process of keeping things light, skillfully deflecting, avoiding anything deep or meaningful.
