How to Use deflection in a Sentence

deflection

noun

• He scored with a deflection off another player's stick.
• Banks wonders how much is deflection and how much is ignorance.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 4 June 2020
• With much less wind deflection and much more retained energy.
  — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 9 June 2020
• The ball fell to home in a inside the 18-yard box off a deflection, leaving him with a relatively simple finish.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 10 July 2020
• His deflection of a pass on Tuesday gave Booker the opportunity to win the game.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2020
• Many progressive Whites often aren't aware of this deflection, Sullivan says.
  — John Blake, CNN, 1 Aug. 2020
• Defender Autumn Smithers fired a rocket in stoppage time that took a deflection and rattled the crossbar.
  — oregonlive, 1 July 2020
• Pacifica made four tackles for loss, and even defensive end Hayden Hodges got into the pass defense with a deflection at the line.
  — Steve Dulas, Orange County Register, 11 Oct. 2024
• The change did not go well and Frye received heavy criticism as his interceptions and pass deflection numbers both dropped by 80 percent.
  — Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 26 June 2020
• The allegations against Joe Biden are finally breaking through a wall of media silence and political deflection.
  — Fox News, 30 Apr. 2020
• This is a deflection that seems to work most of the time.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
• There’s so much deflection from the root of the issues.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
• Made the game-winning pass deflection on fourth down in the end zone in the win over the Raiders.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2022
• Kwan, playing left field, was too close to the wall and the deflection got past him.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 July 2022
• And in the case of the Maine shooting, this is a rather useful deflection.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
• In the 76th minute, Ayala’s take from the edge of the box took a deflection and scooted just wide.
  — oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022
• Porter threw a bad pass, Rivers got the deflection and the ball wound up in Gordon’s hands.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2022
• Brandon Hagel scored for the third straight game — on a deflection with 5:04 left in the third — to tie it at 2.
  — Matt Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• Khurtiss Perry gets to the QB on the first snap of the game and causes a deflection.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 2 Dec. 2021
• He’s scored twice on one-timers from the left circle and once on a deflection off his skate in front of the crease.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2021
• Porsche brags of a new way of managing deflection steer in the rear wheels.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• Ekeler dropped a pass, and then caught a deflection for a first down.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2022
• Nicole Douglas put in her ninth goal of the season and first since March 14 off a deflection in the 10th minute.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2021
• The first goal came on a deflection of a Matthew Tkachuk point shot in the second period.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
• The second deflection came to Dario Zuparic who stood right in front of the net and scored.
  — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2020
• Stephenson tracked the ball, caught the deflection and made a quick throw to third, where Donovan Solano tagged out the runner.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 10 July 2022
• Instead, Torres’ throw hit the runner, who scored the O’s first run thanks to the deflection.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024
• Holiday made one of the biggest plays of the night on the deflection of Doncic late in the fourth quarter.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
• Jeff Skinner scored his first goal of the night off a deflection from Tage Thompson’s shot at 6:34.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2022
• Bucknell transfer standout Ethan Robinson has three pass deflections and two interceptions.
  — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024