Example Sentences

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“Silver has deviated from its linkages to gold and other precious metals,” said Yung-Shin Kung, chief investment officer of Mast Investments.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

All too often, it has deviated from that creed’s most significant commitments.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

“I think that this has been an administration that has deviated from social norms across the board,” he said.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2020

It’s interesting how much the American accent has deviated from the English accent in the last 50 years.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2020

Thus the commencement of my actions has been generally prudent, and their /continuation/ has deviated into rashness, or plunged into excess.

From Devereux — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron