How to Use divergent in a Sentence

divergent

adjective

• Adding to the intrigue in Paris are the divergent paths this season of Nadal and Djokovic.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022
• The schools have been on divergent paths since meeting in the BCS title game at the end of the 2009 season.
  — USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
• The two sides have vastly divergent views of what the summit should achieve.
  — New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
• Lurie’s fandom, of course, took a divergent path in 1994.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
• Since then, divergent accounts have emerged about what the two sides discussed and agreed to.
  — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
• The bloody episode had divergent impacts on the Lakota.
  — Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• Never have the cases for and against the effort been so divergent.
  — New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022
• In a way, coin flips represent the divergent paths life can take.
  — Robert Charles, Chron, 23 June 2021
• But, after that, states with bans saw a divergent trend.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
• What has made the thievery so unique is the divergent approaches.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
• Despite their divergent paths, the men shared things in common.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
• And that's partly what accounts for the divergent points of view about this subject.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 May 2021
• Much has been made of Hailey Bieber and husband Justin Bieber’s divergent styles.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
• Are two point guards with wildly divergent styles one too many?
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• The leaks suggest that the standard and Pro models will be more divergent than in recent years.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
• Many of the characters have embarked down divergent paths, and Alina's might be the darkest of them all.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The challenge is to transition from a convergent state of mind to a divergent one.
  — Saurabh Chandekar, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
• Prisca falls somewhere in the middle of these divergent women.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2023
• The Metro station in that blueprint has taken a divergent path.
  — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
• The most divergent concept was more of a Sundance indie film.
  — EW.com, 2 July 2024
• The teams’ divergent openers are unlikely to matter much in the head-to-head openers though.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2021
• The divergent results come ahead of the critical Black Friday, one of the largest single shopping days.
  — Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• At the same time, the two parties have pursued divergent legislative paths.
  — Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 7 May 2023
• The notably divergent game plans were on full display this weekend.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Nov. 2022
• What’s happening in the body that can lead to such divergent reactions?
  — Colleen De Bellefonds, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022
• But there were widely divergent opinions on what the takeaways were.
  — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
• The section, which isn't sold out yet for 2021, has a story all its own and one that's divergent from other areas of the stadium.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2021
• Yet this framing of the two men as representing two divergent paths forward for the GOP misses the mark.
  — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022
• Tammy Baldwin uses earmarks while Hovde's stance unclear The use of earmarks in federal bills to steer federal funds toward specific projects in states have produced divergent views among Wisconsin lawmakers.
  — Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
• At the same time, he's also occasionally expressed admiration for Chinese President Xi Jinping and has a record of seeking deals with ideologically divergent leaders.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024