diversionary

adjective

di·ver·sion·ary də-ˈvər-zhə-ˌner-ē

dī-,

-shə-

: tending to draw attention away from the principal concern : being a diversion

Examples of diversionary in a Sentence

This is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the issues.

Recent Examples on the Web His attorney, Claudia Montoya, explained to Parker that Wright was awaiting the results of an application to move the trial to a diversionary court better suited to defendants with mental health issues. —

Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024 Nancy Burton appeared in court on Monday in Danbury, where she was expected to be granted a diversionary program in the form of 30 days of accelerated rehabilitation. —

Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024 The stunning picture of a woman dancing on the back of a horse impossibly balanced astride a narrow tightrope is a historic exemplar of the diversionary power of bread and circuses. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024 Beginning in the spring of 2023, however, the RVC started conducting diversionary raids into Russian territory—first in the Bryansk region, then in the Belgorod region. —

Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for diversionary

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