deflected
Origin of deflected
1Other words from deflected
- non·de·flect·ed, adjective
- un·de·flect·ed, adjective
Words Nearby deflected
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How to use deflected in a sentence
The five deflected questions about additional dates but hinted the show could tour to other markets.
Or the quarter inch Plexiglass might have deflected the bullets.
Would It Have Saved JFK? Jim Lehrer on the Mystery of the Bubble Top | Eleanor Clift | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI kept asking why he, a somewhat nerdy numbers guy, was such a media star, but Norquist deflected the questions.
Norquist Calls Congressman's Criticism a 'Cheap Stunt' | Howard Kurtz | November 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTUsed just “to soothe would-be emancipators while he deflected their petitions.”
What Did Thomas Jefferson Really Think About Slavery? | Jan Ellen Lewis | October 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOn other arrows fired his way, I thought he deflected them pretty effectively.
Michael Tomasky on Santorum’s Gay Question in the Jan. 8 Debate | Michael Tomasky | January 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was liable to be so deflected from its course as to kill the unsuspicious hunter, who had assumed great risk as it was.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisThey deflected their course somewhat from the direct path to the Red Planet, probably to avoid a meeting with any wandering ship.
The Revolt of the Star Men | Raymond GallunHe was taking the rest cure by means of a sea voyage to San Francisco and deflected his itinerary for a week's land journey.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. PepperOn examination, it was found that the compass had been slightly deflected by a bit of metal that had lodged in the box.
When the Holy Ghost is Come | S. L. BrengleIn such cases, the course of development was at once deflected directly towards the individual family.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
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