How to Use deflect in a Sentence

deflect

verb

• The goalie deflected the ball with his hands.
• The blame was deflected from the chairman.
• The ball deflected off the goalie's shoulder.
• They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy.
• Long arms, can get his hands on the ball and deflect the ball.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2020
• But Herb deflects any praise that comes his way.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
• Or at least something to deflect with jokes.
  — David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
• Yas deflects her concerns as naivete.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
• Hegardt slid and deflected a Lopez pass out of bounds.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
• The ball deflected off his glove and landed in the first row.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• The ball got loose because of the charge, and then it was deflected.
  — Dan Woike, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
• Tanks have been retrofitted with cages and mesh to deflect drone strikes.
  — Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• These trail back from the wing and deflect the passing airstream downward.
  — Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2020
• He then flat-footed a pass that was deflected.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
• The bait covers the hook point, deflects weeds, and offers a taste of prey.
  — Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
• As the puck bounced away from the goalie, Matthews deflected it through for a goal.
  — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
• The senior keeper was able to get a piece of the hard shot and deflect the ball wide of her goal.
  — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 22 Sep. 2021
• Not one of them was deflected to the ground by the magic gutter guard!
  — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
• Judd is great at deflecting studio notes.
  — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
• Is there a polite way to deflect the first question to avoid the second?
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
• His wrist shot deflected off Jakub Dobeš’ glove and in.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
• Greaves, who earned his 17th win, deflects praise like a wrist shot from distance.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• Labeling to deflect away from the guilty has been turned into an art.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2021
• Schlegel made a key block at the top of the box to deflect a screeching long-range shot off frame and out of bounds.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Sep. 2020
• Reuvers slid over, however, and rose up to deflect the ball into the air.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2021
• One save deflected off the goalpost to keep his clean sheet intact.
  — Christina Huang, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
• Vogt, though, deflects credit to his players.
  — John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The shot appeared to be going over the net and Eichel put his stick up to deflect it.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
• Knueppel deflected Flagg’s pass, ran ahead and caught the ball.
  — Christian Clark, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• Knight deflected the puck into the net, tying the game.
  — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026