How to Use diverge in a Sentence
diverge
verb- A prism causes rays of light to diverge.
- They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged.
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But in an old city (think Rome or Paris), things diverge.
— Liran Tancman, Forbes, 12 July 2022 -
For years, debate had raged over whether the first to diverge was the sea sponge or the comb jelly.
— Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023 -
And so are the criticisms of those who dare to diverge from it.
— Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Sep. 2021 -
At this point, the process for each console will diverge.
— Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 8 Oct. 2021 -
But the two parties still diverge sharply on the scope of the commission.
— Andrew Solender, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 -
On the brink of adolescence, Ian’s and Roland’s paths diverge.
— Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 -
The fields may have since diverged, but the overlap still makes perfect sense.
— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Over the years, their paths diverge as Bruno remains faithful to the mountain while Pietro comes and goes from the city.
— Vulture, 4 Jan. 2023 -
Nailed to a tree were signs that announced the diverging paths, Swoop and Bypass.
— Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 -
The two small towns’ futures diverged, in many ways, starting in 1970.
— Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 29 May 2024 -
All parties agree on the broad outlines of the story but diverge on key facts.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2022 -
To some extent, the issues faced by these groups diverge.
— Susan T. Mahler, STAT, 18 July 2021 -
Here’s where the two candidates align and diverge on the issues.
— Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024 -
The group still meets every month and can diverge from its plans if needed.
— Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 19 July 2021 -
Team Alien and Team Volcano diverge on a number of points.
— Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 July 2021 -
The Broadway version diverges from the movie’s plot at times, and certainly adds song-and-dance that wasn’t in the film.
— John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 June 2024 -
Here’s where the Cowboys’ head coach and yours truly diverge.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2021 -
To be sure, Healey and Baker diverge in a variety of ways, too.
— Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2022 -
Two roads diverged his freshman year; Bass chose the one paved in loyalty to his coach and team.
— Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023 -
The teams diverge in strategies, with Kokoson coming up with a plan for which chef will be in charge of what.
— oregonlive, 21 May 2021 -
Even where these books diverge, the effect is less to set this new one apart than to create a study in contrasts.
— Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021 -
The diverging plans are no surprise, as the Prince and Princess of Wales have a rugby rivalry!
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023 -
The claim sharply diverges from the 538 polling average, which indicates a neck-and-neck race.
— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Both promise to get thousands of people off the city’s streets, but their plans diverge widely in scale and method.
— Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 -
Sharks and rays Rays and skates (which at first glance look like stingrays) diverged from the shark family some 200 million years ago.
— Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023 -
But the mall killings also appear to diverge from Mangs’ modus operandi.
— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Of course, their views on economics would diverge greatly in years to come.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Apr. 2024 -
But since then, spending patterns have diverged sharply.
— Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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