deviate
verb (used without object)
to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
was deviating
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past progressiveof deviate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Last September, New York City said it was reevaluating its business relationship with the firm amid concerns it was deviating from its “climate commitments.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
The pilots should have seen from the instrument panel attitude display that the plane was deviating from its flight path to the left.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
But the safety commission reinstated the suspension after officials learned Metro was deviating from its inspection protocols.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
State Department spokesperson Ned Price told a news briefing the build-up had become more difficult for China to hide and it appeared it was deviating from decades of nuclear strategy based around minimal deterrence.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2021
They were at the elevator before it occurred to Johnny that he was deviating considerably from his intended line of conduct.
From The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower
