How to Use diverge in a Sentence

diverge

verb

• A prism causes rays of light to diverge.
• They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged.
• But in an old city (think Rome or Paris), things diverge.
  — Liran Tancman, Forbes, 12 July 2022
• For years, debate had raged over whether the first to diverge was the sea sponge or the comb jelly.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023
• And so are the criticisms of those who dare to diverge from it.
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Sep. 2021
• At this point, the process for each console will diverge.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 8 Oct. 2021
• But the two parties still diverge sharply on the scope of the commission.
  — Andrew Solender, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
• On the brink of adolescence, Ian’s and Roland’s paths diverge.
  — Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022
• The fields may have since diverged, but the overlap still makes perfect sense.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
• Over the years, their paths diverge as Bruno remains faithful to the mountain while Pietro comes and goes from the city.
  — Vulture, 4 Jan. 2023
• Nailed to a tree were signs that announced the diverging paths, Swoop and Bypass.
  — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• The two small towns’ futures diverged, in many ways, starting in 1970.
  — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 29 May 2024
• All parties agree on the broad outlines of the story but diverge on key facts.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2022
• To some extent, the issues faced by these groups diverge.
  — Susan T. Mahler, STAT, 18 July 2021
• Here’s where the two candidates align and diverge on the issues.
  — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
• The group still meets every month and can diverge from its plans if needed.
  — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 19 July 2021
• Team Alien and Team Volcano diverge on a number of points.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 July 2021
• The Broadway version diverges from the movie’s plot at times, and certainly adds song-and-dance that wasn’t in the film.
  — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 June 2024
• Here’s where the Cowboys’ head coach and yours truly diverge.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2021
• To be sure, Healey and Baker diverge in a variety of ways, too.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2022
• Two roads diverged his freshman year; Bass chose the one paved in loyalty to his coach and team.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
• The teams diverge in strategies, with Kokoson coming up with a plan for which chef will be in charge of what.
  — oregonlive, 21 May 2021
• Even where these books diverge, the effect is less to set this new one apart than to create a study in contrasts.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
• The diverging plans are no surprise, as the Prince and Princess of Wales have a rugby rivalry!
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• Both promise to get thousands of people off the city’s streets, but their plans diverge widely in scale and method.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022
• Sharks and rays Rays and skates (which at first glance look like stingrays) diverged from the shark family some 200 million years ago.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
• But the mall killings also appear to diverge from Mangs’ modus operandi.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
• Of course, their views on economics would diverge greatly in years to come.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Apr. 2024
• Every cycle, the polls diverge from the election results to some extent.
  — Kaleigh Rogers, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• Ignoring this can drain time, morale and money, so recognizing when efforts diverge from purpose is crucial to avoiding long-term damage.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024