deviate
verb (used without object)
to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
will deviate
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future tenseof deviate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Anticipation that the show will deviate from the source material has already rankled fans of the game.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023
The decisions mean Northern Ireland will deviate from the plan in England's, where it is expected all legal restrictions will end on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2021
This version of the exhibition will deviate slightly from the Paris iteration, with one section focusing on the band’s influence on modern American artists, including Robert Mapplethorpe, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Nan Goldin and Gus Van Sant.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2018
Because appeals court judges sit in panels of three, there’s the possibility that a panel will deviate from binding precedent in the circuit.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2018
There is not much reason for hoping that China will deviate from her ancient custom, on the occasion now transpiring, of demanding "an eye for an eye" and "a tooth for a tooth."
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Demetrius Charles Boulger
