How to Use deviation in a Sentence

deviation

noun

• There have been slight deviations in the satellite's orbit.
• The pattern's deviation from the norm is significant.
• Having juice instead of coffee was a deviation from his usual routine.
• And the greater the deviation from the norm, the more severe the stress.
  — National Geographic, 5 Mar. 2017
• This bone bump is painful as well as the deviation of the big toe against the second toe.
  — baltimoresun.com, 5 Aug. 2021
• But these past two games have been a stark deviation from that clean brand of football.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• The biggest deviation from the rest of the season came at the end of the game.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
• My late wife had a comfort zone that didn't allow for much deviation up or down.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2017
• This is going to sound too harsh by one standard deviation, so bear that in mind.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 11 June 2017
• Any deviation, good or bad, is likely to play out on the margins.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
• This deviation in tone and intent, so late in the book, throws the reader.
  — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• At subsidized costs, this is a sharp deviation from the norm.
  — Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
• The deviation has come at a time when cases are going up in many parts of the country.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2020
• But there are other deviations as well.
  — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
• This is a deviation of nearly eight times the margin of error.
  — John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• If a deviation from brand guidelines adds quality, depth or a certain je ne sais quoi, then why not?
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Now comes Carl's death, a major deviation from the comic book that feels, in some ways, like a quick add on.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• One of the show’s biggest plot twists and deviations from the book proves the power Swift has over the show as a whole.
  — Bella Arnold, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2023
• This deviation from routine was not.
  — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
• Small deviations in the hurricane’s track could change the forecast for the most intense rain and wind.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
• This is a very tight little storm and so a deviation and track farther to the south will keep the most intense rain and winds over the ocean.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• The low numbers set by the cap are another deviation.
  — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 Nov. 2025
• There’s no evidence of any sudden deviation, shift, or course change.
  — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
• This is a deviation from the book, in which Elfrida dies from cancer.
  — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
• That hasn’t always been the case — more of a deviation from the mean — and lately the court seems to be regressing to its old ways.
  — al, 5 Dec. 2022
• For Fox, though, this outing marks a subtle deviation.
  — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Depending on the child, even a one-hour deviation in the sleep schedule can trigger a night terror.
  — David Metzger, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
• Both mark a deviation from the everyday.
  — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
• But certain parts of the left could never see the War on Terror as a deviation.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024