Examples of deferent in a Sentence
though he's already attained star status, the rookie remains deferent to the team's veteran players
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The Ptolemaic model depicted planets moving around Earth in a big circle, known as a deferent, then going around a smaller circle while retrograding, called an epicycle.
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Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Curiously, the Biden administration sees it this way, too, but still takes a stance deferent to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fierce advocacy for it and opposition to U.S. sanctions that would target European companies and individuals involved in its construction.
—Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 20 July 2021
The men were expected to be compliant, deferent to the CEO, resilient and tough.
—Kirsten Garbini, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Curiously, the Biden administration sees it this way, too, but still takes a stance deferent to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fierce advocacy for it and opposition to U.S. sanctions that would target European companies and individuals involved in its construction.
—Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 20 July 2021
The men were expected to be compliant, deferent to the CEO, resilient and tough.
—Kirsten Garbini, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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“Deferent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferent. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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deferent
adjective
def·er·ent
ˈdef-ə-rənt 
-ˌer-ənt
-ˌer-ənt
: of, relating to, or supplying the vas deferens
deferent arteries
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