How to Use deflection in a Sentence

deflection

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  • He scored with a deflection off another player's stick.
  • Roberts was able to get his hands in the way and cause the deflection.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • The 6-foot-5 Clowney has two pass deflections and now the pick-six since coming to the Seahawks.
    — oregonlive, 30 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • On Thursday, McMann found the back of the net with a deflection in tight.
    — Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Khurtiss Perry gets to the QB on the first snap of the game and causes a deflection.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], 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
  • Just my sophomore year (2017) getting the pass deflection at the end and all that.
    — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The senior scored again in the 35th minute following a deflection by the goalie.
    — Alec White, azcentral, 26 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • The other was a deflection, an Alex Vlasic point shot that bounced in off Bertuzzi’s chest.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Williams caught a 31-yard touchdown pass and had three pass deflections.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Smith finished the game with 11 tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass deflection and a sack.
    — Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2020
  • But Roan isn’t letting this deflection slide — and neither are her fellow musicians.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Only 33 seconds after the puck dropped, winger Sonny Christian scored on a deflection off defenseman Griffin Faherty’s shot.
    — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025

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