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"Divert" in a Sentence (18 examples)
She could divert herself from the anxieties.
It was not done by a German. The A, if you noticed, was printed somewhat after the German fashion. Now a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, but by a clumsy imitator who overdid his part. It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel.
Don't let them divert you from your purposes.
Sami tried to divert suspicion.
I tried to divert their attention without success.
The producers of Spanish strawberries divert water from natural reserves.
In addition to informing, news can also divert.
The object of walking is to relax the mind. You should therefore not permit yourself even to think while you walk. But divert your attention by the objects surrounding you.
Conspiracy theories were made up by the CIA to divert people's attention away from capitalism.
Last year, Trump was criticized for declaring a national emergency in order to divert military funds to finance construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
Many of the remaining trains have been retimed and where possible freight trains have also been diverted to alternative routes.
Until the main road from Hatfield to Hertford was diverted a few years ago, heavy lorries trundling through the village sometimes knocked chunks off corner buildings, but now the village has regained much of its former tranquillity.
Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
that crude apple that diverted Eve
We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
But somehow, despite wooden, unfunny dialogue, rigid characterization, and the dreadful mindless meaninglessness of it all, Good News manages to divert us for its three hours.
I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
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