veer off course

idiom

: to begin to go in the wrong direction
The rocket veered off course.

Examples of veer off course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While serving as an SparkNotes encyclopedia of an anime’s mythos, arena fighters also allow players to veer off course from a show’s storyline and steer full throttle in fanfiction territory by having heroes and villains duke it out in custom battles. Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 Counselors who stick to doing their job of supporting students and staff and not veer off course can be a great asset to a school. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 Listen to this article As Congress works to avoid a partial government shutdown this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning of serious consequences if lawmakers veer off course. Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024 Artificial lighting can cause night-migrating birds to veer off course and deplete their already scant energy stores. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 Andrew had reached the age when, experts say, a typical life can start to veer off course. Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024 Officials say the boat’s engine likely stopped working or ran out of fuel and began to veer off course before sinking at around 2 a.m. local time 50 miles south-west of Pylos, a town in southwestern Greece. Time, 15 June 2023 China’s foreign ministry alleged winds caused the balloons to veer off course and into American airspace. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 3 Feb. 2023 But just three weeks into his term, critics say Netanyahu’s far-right coalition has already begun to veer off course — swiftly advancing measures that seek to weaken Israel’s judiciary system and eliminate any remaining prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023

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“Veer off course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veer%20off%20course. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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