How do you use Deflected in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Deflected in a sentence
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Deflected meaning
simple past and past participle of deflect
Using Deflected
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of deflect
- In the example corpus, deflected often appears in combinations such as: deflected off, was deflected, is deflected.
Context around Deflected
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deflected
- In this selection, "deflected" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shot, drive, anderson, off, upward and cross stand out and add context to how "deflected" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a shot deflected behind willock and after being deflected downward over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deflected" sits close to words such as blended, headset and hyundai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deflected
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Carter-Vickers finds Johnston on the right-hand side and his cross is deflected out. (15 words)
Continues to impress with energetic cameos from the bench and wide with one deflected effort. (15 words)
After a cagey first hour in Rome, Leonardo Spinazzola levelled the tie for the home team with a deflected shot. (20 words)
The solar wind is supersonic and passes through a bow shock where the direction of flow is changed so that most of the solar wind plasma is deflected to either side of the magnetopause, much like water is deflected before the bow of a ship. (45 words)
The arrows ahead of the airfoil indicate that the flow ahead of the airfoil is deflected upward, and the arrows behind the airfoil indicate that the flow behind is deflected upward again, after being deflected downward over the airfoil. (39 words)
But others in the party, including the California representatives Mike Levin and John Garamendi, have come to Feinstein’s defense over recent months, and yet more have deflected from taking any firm stance on the issue. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The arrows ahead of the airfoil indicate that the flow ahead of the airfoil is deflected upward, and the arrows behind the airfoil indicate that the flow behind is deflected upward again, after being deflected downward over the airfoil.
Watford had only vaguely threatened another goal, Rico turning Holebas’s deflected cross over the bar before Gray’s long-range drive deflected wide, before they retook the lead.
The solar wind is supersonic and passes through a bow shock where the direction of flow is changed so that most of the solar wind plasma is deflected to either side of the magnetopause, much like water is deflected before the bow of a ship.
This also explains why high speed projectiles that travel west are deflected down, and those that travel east are deflected up.
After a cagey first hour in Rome, Leonardo Spinazzola levelled the tie for the home team with a deflected shot.
After McConvey’s shot was saved by Ruppel, UVA midfielder Evan Zinn gathered the rebound and fired another shot from the crease, which deflected off a diving Ruppel, and the Terps secured the rebound.
Anderson deflected Johnathan Kovacevic's shot past Georgiev to get Montreal on the scoreboard with 1:02 left in the opening period.
Apart from that, Fluminense rarely threatened and City doubled their lead when Rodri played in Foden and his ball across the box deflected off Nino and looped into the net.
A private security officer responding to the report of shots fired was struck by a bullet that deflected off her eyeglasses, causing bruising and lacerations, the sheriff said.
Bellingham played a long ball out to him on the right, and the winger's cross was deflected in by Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba's shin under pressure from Bellingham.
Bellingham then tapped in the stoppage-time winner when a deflected ball fell to him in front of the net.
Blackrock College made the more positive start and they were a goal to the good in the 10th minute when they scored from a deflected cross.
Brentford have continued chasing a winner here and Mbuemo does well to fashion a chance with his deflected effort at the near post winning his side a corner.
Bukayo Saka initiated a blistering surge forward and Jesus’ pass was deflected into the path of Martinelli by Virgil van Dijk.
But Leandro Trossard’s shot deflected in – off Manuel Akanji – to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw and take the game to a penalty shoot-out.
But others in the party, including the California representatives Mike Levin and John Garamendi, have come to Feinstein’s defense over recent months, and yet more have deflected from taking any firm stance on the issue.
Carter-Vickers finds Johnston on the right-hand side and his cross is deflected out.
Continues to impress with energetic cameos from the bench and wide with one deflected effort.
Delap lost it on halfway, Rangers attacked and after seeing a shot deflected behind, Willock was afforded oceans of space to run across the edge of the box before curling into the top corner.
Doss deflected enemy grenades and sustained injuries but remained at the top of the cliff, refusing to leave until all injured soldiers were brought to safety.
Common combinations with deflected
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: