How to Use deviation in a Sentence

deviation

noun

• There have been slight deviations in the satellite's orbit.
• The pattern's deviation from the norm is significant.
• Having juice instead of coffee was a deviation from his usual routine.
• The biggest deviation from the rest of the season came at the end of the game.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
• Both of the board’s maps have about a deviation of about 9%.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2021
• Of course, there had to be some deviations to Geller’s plans to bring The Antler House up to date.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 June 2023
• This bone bump is painful as well as the deviation of the big toe against the second toe.
  — baltimoresun.com, 5 Aug. 2021
• One of the show’s biggest plot twists and deviations from the book proves the power Swift has over the show as a whole.
  — Bella Arnold, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2023
• But maybe that’s just a deviation and not a flaw at all.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
• This deviation in tone and intent, so late in the book, throws the reader.
  — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• Druckmann: Part of it was the deviation from the game, where Tess is killed by soldiers.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023
• That hasn’t always been the case — more of a deviation from the mean — and lately the court seems to be regressing to its old ways.
  — al, 5 Dec. 2022
• This is a very tight little storm and so a deviation and track farther to the south will keep the most intense rain and winds over the ocean.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• The deviation has come at a time when cases are going up in many parts of the country.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2020
• One deviation from the Joel songbook was a tribute to the late Tina Turner.
  — USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
• One of the main deviations from Wright’s book came in the character of Bigger Thomas.
  — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
• The final night had the most deviations, including seven of the eight songs on Born to Run.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• But in all the rest, there hasn't been much deviation from the original plan, to hear him tell it Thursday.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2018
• But certain parts of the left could never see the War on Terror as a deviation.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
• But, this is a huge deviation from the lack of answers provided to them back in 1996.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2020
• Small deviations in the hurricane’s track could change the forecast for the most intense rain and wind.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
• At subsidized costs, this is a sharp deviation from the norm.
  — Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
• In a deviation from the norm, Needham’s FHM put women on the cover.
  — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
• The 21-year-old Grevy’s zebra named Andy was having some deviation in his right front hoof.
  — Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• That is beyond the 10% deviation that has been accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  — Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• Next year, too, there will be a deviation: 3.5% as against the projected 3%.
  — Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, 1 Feb. 2020
• That last happened in the summer of 2018, with both teams watching for deviation or surprise from the star.
  — New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020
• Some may have found our recent run of days in the 70s pleasant, while others may have been troubled by their deviation from the norm.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2022
• But any deviation to the south could lead to bigger totals here in the metro, lowering the likelihood of a total melt-off.
  — Torey Van Oot, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
• Texas had the 24th-highest deviation and Florida was ninth-highest.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025