divert
verb (used with object)
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
were diverting
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past progressiveof divert.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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Speaking from the WFP's Rome headquarters, he said shipping lines were diverting services and adding surcharges, leading to congestion "in places that are very far from Hormuz".
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Dai’Marr Keys, who suggested community groups were diverting help from Haitians, wrote in an email that he did not stay in Springfield to confirm details because he received threats.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
Hoffmann said early data from 2024 show that over 300 container vessels, more than 20% of global container capacity, were diverting or planning alternatives to using the Suez Canal.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
In its report, the IG said cryptomining units in Colorado had been located on or near federal lands leased for oil and gas development and were diverting gas from those leases.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
Before I missed it, there were a cluster of people who had found it, and were diverting themselves with it at one end of the coffee-house.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
