diversionary

adjective

di·ver·sion·ary də-ˈvər-zhə-ˌner-ē

dī-,

-shə-

: tending to draw attention away from the principal concern : being a diversion

Examples of diversionary in a Sentence

This is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the issues.

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More than bravado, that influence extends through manipulation, sparking diversionary fires with and between nations, despite his own limited means as a failed superpower. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024 Rather than acknowledging the actual causes of today’s income-sapping inflation and high drug prices, far-leftists, such as millionaire socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, indulge in diversionary political theater to mask Democratic policy failings. —

Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Here are the facts about the economy and immigration the Harris-Walz campaign must master proudly rather than be sheepishly defensive or diversionary. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024 His attorney, Claudia Montoya, explained to Parker that Wright was awaiting the results of an application to move the trial to a diversionary court better suited to defendants with mental health issues. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for diversionary