How to Use deflection in a Sentence

deflection

noun

• He scored with a deflection off another player's stick.
• Technology is a powerful tool, but it should never be used as a deflection.
  — Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
• Later, Carson Wentz was late throwing an out route and Diggs made a diving deflection.
  — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2020
• Rockette’s interception return, which came off a deflection.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 25 Oct. 2020
• The Lions appear to force a three and out, but Hurst catches a deflection that’s originally ruled incomplete.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2020
• That deflection provides an additional point that further complicates the blame Biden has received on the economy.
  — Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
• So be willing to sacrifice a few feet per second in muzzle velocity, a few foot-pounds of downrange energy, and even a few inches of additional wind deflection.
  — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2020
• This is a deflection that seems to work most of the time.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
• There’s so much deflection from the root of the issues.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
• Made the game-winning pass deflection on fourth down in the end zone in the win over the Raiders.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2022
• Kwan, playing left field, was too close to the wall and the deflection got past him.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 July 2022
• And in the case of the Maine shooting, this is a rather useful deflection.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
• In the 76th minute, Ayala’s take from the edge of the box took a deflection and scooted just wide.
  — oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022
• Porter threw a bad pass, Rivers got the deflection and the ball wound up in Gordon’s hands.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2022
• Brandon Hagel scored for the third straight game — on a deflection with 5:04 left in the third — to tie it at 2.
  — Matt Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• Khurtiss Perry gets to the QB on the first snap of the game and causes a deflection.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2021
• He’s scored twice on one-timers from the left circle and once on a deflection off his skate in front of the crease.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2021
• Porsche brags of a new way of managing deflection steer in the rear wheels.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• Ekeler dropped a pass, and then caught a deflection for a first down.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2022
• Nicole Douglas put in her ninth goal of the season and first since March 14 off a deflection in the 10th minute.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2021
• The first goal came on a deflection of a Matthew Tkachuk point shot in the second period.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
• Stephenson tracked the ball, caught the deflection and made a quick throw to third, where Donovan Solano tagged out the runner.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022
• Instead, Torres’ throw hit the runner, who scored the O’s first run thanks to the deflection.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024
• Holiday made one of the biggest plays of the night on the deflection of Doncic late in the fourth quarter.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
• Jeff Skinner scored his first goal of the night off a deflection from Tage Thompson’s shot at 6:34.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2022
• Madi Patterson breaks the tie in the 94th minute off a deflection.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2023
• The goal came somewhat predictably off of a tip-in deflection of a Miro Heiskanen shot.
  — R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• This is just a marker to measure the position of the cup and thus the deflection of the supporting arm.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 4 June 2021
• Then, in the 19th minute, McClatchy’s Nathanial Ochoa scored off a deflection.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Late in the game, Paredes cut inside and blasted a 16-yard left-footed shot that took a slight deflection and splashed into the near side of the net.
  — Steven Goff, Washington Post, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024