How to Use divergence in a Sentence

divergence

noun
  • The lower the score, the worse the divergence in values.
    Walter J. O’Donnell, STAT, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The main tell of your divergence was what band was named on your shirt.
    Christopher Chang, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Sometimes the small divergences are what add spice to the design.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Most damaging of all was the divergence between the cost of tickets and the success of the team.
    Rory Smith Ben Quinton, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • What is missing in the approach and why is there such a divergence?
    Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
  • What might once have been a point of deep divergence is now an area of overlap.
    Emily Tamkin, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • As the ratio was forming its low at the end of the year, the MACDs formed sharply higher lows and a strong bullish divergence.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • The wildest divergence in these indices over the last four decades came around 2012, when WTI dropped sharply away from Brent.
    Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 15 July 2022
  • The divergence is partly down to the stock performance of the companies in which the pair own shares.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The divergence in opinion was not limited to the Iraq war.
    Naima Green-Riley, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024
  • One way to address such a divergence is to grow your customer base.
    Mike Shannon, Fortune, 6 June 2023
  • The reasons for the divergence of public opinion and court actions aren’t hard to find.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • The true divergence from events-apps past is, obviously, the branding, as is the case with many things.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The divergence from a comics-accurate design is also a bit of a let-down.
    Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • The divergence between the two Dow indexes is raising a red flag on Wall Street.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • This is along the lines of Darwin’s principle of divergence.
    Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The weekly Nasdaq 100 A/D line dropped below the bullish divergence support at line c, just three weeks ago.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • That divergence could be a problem for central bankers.
    Joe Rennison, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In recent years, there has been a growing divergence: the best fighters do not always make the biggest fights.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 28 July 2023
  • The result is a sharper and sharper divergence in the public policy agendas of the states.
    Dan Balz and Clara Ence Morse, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The divergence could be a decisive factor in whether the Democrat secures a second term next year.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Despite the recent divergence, the price of food in both categories has surged an identical 25% since the start of the pandemic.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The divergence between headline and core inflation was due to a sharp 3.5% drop in energy prices in March.
    Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
  • This east-west divergence will probably persist for some time to come.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The statement shoes paired well with the rest of his coronation regalia, and offered a divergence from his daily choice of oxfords.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
  • One of the most striking features of 2023 was the sharp divergence between the picture of the economy painted by statistics (one of the best) and the view of most Americans (one of the worst).
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In the case of Omicron, this divergence on the evolutionary tree likely occurred in mid-2020.
    Abraar Karan, Scientific American, 13 July 2022
  • Ukraine could make for a somewhat awkward divergence between the two leaders.
    CBS News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Look for a similar divergence from the Florida Cats this year.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • But at a certain point, there’s a divergence in intention.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Aug. 2023

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