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.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Madison Knutson, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 8 Oct. 2025
• There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025