Sentence examples for was deflecting from inspiring English sources
verb
To make (something) deviate from its original path.
How stoical he was, deflecting suspicions.
Soon, Johnson was deflecting questions about becoming a candidate for coaching jobs elsewhere.
On Monday, Federer was deflecting queries about the possibility of regaining the No. 1 ranking after Wimbledon.
Sarri was deflecting the pressure off his team, who despite their more modest spending power have been every bit Juve's equals on the pitch in this remarkable campaign.
Wroth said McGinty was "deflecting" by calling on toy gun manufacturers to change, and that the primary issue remained with police policy.
The first was deflecting suspicion by laughing at anti-gay jokes.
Each wire was deflected 1 mm, at a deflection speed of 1 mm/min (Fig. 3).
The Soviets' inbounds pass was deflected, and time ran out.
The ball was deflected by the MetroStars' Mark Chung.
Doleac's shot was deflected at the buzzer by Okur.
Up stepped Herrera whose attempt was deflected for a corner.
