How to Use divergent in a Sentence

divergent

adjective

• The first inning could not have been more divergent for the two starters.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2020
• Adding to the intrigue in Paris are the divergent paths this season of Nadal and Djokovic.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022
• The schools have been on divergent paths since meeting in the BCS title game at the end of the 2009 season.
  — USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
• They are rarely exposed to the sort of divergent systems on show at the World Cup.
  — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 8 July 2018
• And though their paths converge on the mat, the roads that lead them there were wildly divergent.
  — Lori Bergamotto, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2020
• The two sides have vastly divergent views of what the summit should achieve.
  — New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
• Lurie’s fandom, of course, took a divergent path in 1994.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
• Over the next four years, Zito and the Giants took divergent paths.
  — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2019
• Since then, divergent accounts have emerged about what the two sides discussed and agreed to.
  — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
• The bloody episode had divergent impacts on the Lakota.
  — Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• Never have the cases for and against the effort been so divergent.
  — New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022
• In a way, coin flips represent the divergent paths life can take.
  — Robert Charles, Chron, 23 June 2021
• But, after that, states with bans saw a divergent trend.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
• From their divergent work lives, both the newsman and the director knew this.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
• What has made the thievery so unique is the divergent approaches.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
• Despite their divergent paths, the men shared things in common.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
• Their paths to the championship game have been divergent, though.
  — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
• Their paths to the championship game have been divergent, though.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 7 Feb. 2021
• Their paths to the championship game have been divergent, though.
  — Barry Wilner, ajc, 4 Feb. 2021
• And that's partly what accounts for the divergent points of view about this subject.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 May 2021
• Much has been made of Hailey Bieber and husband Justin Bieber’s divergent styles.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
• While the options offered by the two parties often take divergent paths, many end up in the same place.
  — Charles Koch and Brian Hooks, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2019
• The divergent trends offer mixed signals about the course of the pandemic.
  — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
• Are two point guards with wildly divergent styles one too many?
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• In 2005, the GMT cast the first of its mirrors, and the divergent technological paths were set.
  — Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 21 May 2018
• The leaks suggest that the standard and Pro models will be more divergent than in recent years.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
• Many of the characters have embarked down divergent paths, and Alina's might be the darkest of them all.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The challenge is to transition from a convergent state of mind to a divergent one.
  — Saurabh Chandekar, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
• But Hughes was about to score a hit the year after with Sixteen Candles, and was poised to make an even bigger splash with the follow-up, an emotional drama about five teens from wildly divergent social groups thrown together in a Saturday detention.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
• But by Tuesday evening, Speaker Mike Johnson’s behind-the-scenes negotiations with lawmakers from divergent factions across his conference appeared to have yielded some progress.
  — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 May 2025