How to Use deviation in a Sentence

deviation

noun

• There have been slight deviations in the satellite's orbit.
• Having juice instead of coffee was a deviation from his usual routine.
• My alarm system had become highly attuned to any deviation.
  — Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 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
• 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
• One deviation from the Joel songbook was a tribute to the late Tina Turner.
  — USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
• The final night had the most deviations, including seven of the eight songs on Born to Run.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• This is a deviation of nearly eight times the margin of error.
  — John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022
• The biggest deviation with the anime, however, is the lack of the Connors, namely Sarah and John.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 May 2024
• Barry saw the 2001 Oscars films as a deviation from the precedent.
  — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2021
• And no deviation is wilder than those last ten minutes.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 May 2024
• But there were clear deviations from the formula as well.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• Depending on the child, even a one-hour deviation in the sleep schedule can trigger a night terror.
  — David Metzger, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
• But not every deviation from the original concept can or should be fixed by the courts.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 16 May 2024
• The Hells Angels were both a defining part of the postwar counterculture and a sharp deviation from it.
  — New York Times, 30 June 2022
• None of this requires keen knowledge of the novel, nor do deviations from it matter.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
• Teams that run the equipment will be able to quickly correct deviations.
  — Terry Wagner, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
• The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area.
  — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2021
• Any zesty deviation beyond a cashmere scarf might risk catching the eye of the merciless tabloid press.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• Again, the Reagan buildup and the War on Terror were only temporary deviations from the overall trend.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 30 Jan. 2024
• That seems a bit unusual once police are out of their vehicle and near the car, and may have been a deviation from the best procedure.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
• Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.
  — Outside Online, 10 July 2024

Last Updated: 23 Aug 2024