Example Sentences

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Several tankers have diverted fuel shipments to Asia, where prices are now higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have diverted from their routes amid fears of escalation, the Journal reported.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Defending the move, Sir Keir said allowing Burnham to contest the seat would have diverted Labour's resources away from other important elections.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Taking on those kinds of cases might, as I have previously warned, also have diverted attention from the damage capital punishment does to our democracy and our culture.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2024

If Sir Critic ever came with foot-rule and condensing-pump to gravely detect diffusiveness in the "Terreur Prussienne," it must have diverted the high contracting parties.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various