How to Use deflect in a Sentence

deflect

verb

• The goalie deflected the ball with his hands.
• The blame was deflected from the chairman.
• The ball deflected off the goalie's shoulder.
• They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy.
• The bait covers the hook point, deflects weeds, and offers a taste of prey.
  — Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
• Ekblad’s shot clipped the goal cage and deflected off Levi on its way to the back of the net.
  — George Richards, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
• The aim of the game is to get the disc inside the can and deflect the other team’s disc with the help of a partner.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
• Burney reached out to deflect the ball with his right hand.
  — Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
• Nick Cross leaped high in front of a 6-foot-5 tight end to graze and deflect the ball with his finger tips.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2022
• Except the throw was off, the ball bouncing in the dirt ahead of Walsh and deflecting off his glove.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
• Is there a polite way to deflect the first question to avoid the second?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
• Reinhart deflected in a Tkachuk shot from the blue line on the power play.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
• Thomas leapt to deflect Ben Bryant’s short pass, then grabbed the ball out of the air and ran for a 27-yard touchdown (the extra point failed).
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 18 Dec. 2021
• Knight made it 5-3 by deflecting in Harvey’s shot from the left point.
  — John Wawrow, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
• Boli had a run at another chance in the 41st minute, but it was deflected away.
  — oregonlive, 24 June 2023
• The ball bounced near home plate, deflected off catcher Jake Rogers' chest protector and rolled to the front of the Tigers' dugout.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2023
• He jabs, then hooks, then jabs again, but his blows all deflect off Charles Conwell.
  — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2021
• Cozens and Tuch both deflected it, and Tuch got credit for the goal.
  — Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
• These sit on the surface of the skin and deflect and scatter damaging UVA rays away.
  — Chelsea Burns, womenshealthmag.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Barbara is questioned by reporters about the case, while Rusty searches for the truth — or ways to deflect the blame.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
• The ball deflected off Lugo’s shoulder for his first goal of the season.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• The second free kick was straight ahead and the ball moved left to right as the goalie leaped up and was unable to deflect it as landed in the right corner of the net.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
• The folks mucking around in D.C. problems are trying to deflect from their own, back home.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
• In a public setting, Smith will often deflect when asked about who starts and who comes off the bench.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
• There then followed a clip of Blinken trying and failing to deflect a question over the land seizure.
  — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
• If the goalie is agile enough to deflect it, the impact alone might feel different.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• Most of the time, Earth’s magnetic field can rebuff and deflect the solar wind.
  — Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
• Stealth fighters like the F-22 are shaped to deflect opposing radar waves.
  — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2023
• The pass, however, was deflected and fell incomplete, and the 49ers settled for a field goal.
  — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
• Leaders who deflect responsibility lose the trust of their teams.
  — Ed MacHa, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025