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
  • The 2020 matchup marked a divergence point in the momentum of the two programs.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The divergence doesn’t mean one chain paid better than the other.
    Theo Francis, WSJ, 10 July 2021
  • 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
  • This wide divergence of views can be seen in the pricing of Tesla options.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The divergence from a comics-accurate design is also a bit of a let-down.
    Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • Nicholas is still mostly the same person at first, and then there’s a real divergence.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Collins and Kent didn’t seem to mind their divergence with Trump, however.
    Andrew Solender, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • This divergence was even greater in the counties that gave each side its biggest margins.
    Ronald Brownstein, CNN, 13 July 2021
  • But there is a massive divergence on how well banks are doing.
    Antoine Gara, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • 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 in crime rates appears to be affecting the fortunes of the city’s leaders.
    Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Other areas of divergence have caused headaches for the Trump campaign.
    Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • In pairs trading, a trader may bet that this divergence is temporary and that the prices will converge again; this is frequently a short-term bet based on correlations and price behavior.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
  • However, a divergence is occurring that is making bosses increasingly anxious to foot the bill.
    Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024

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