7 example sentences using deviate.
Deviate used in a sentence
Deviate in a sentence as a noun
Most deviate only the tiniest fraction from what is dictated by their background and mentors.
They're afraid that one drink will make their life deviate ever so slightly from the usual boring predictability they crave.
Overall, the process doesn't deviate too far from "write it, review it, commit it", when it comes to being an external contributor.
Deviate in a sentence as a verb
That video explanation made no sense to me. Basically the "interface" presented to the drivers has not changed, so why would drivers deviate from how they currently merge?
Quality of education is not determined by quality of political structure and can deviate from it for better or worse.
Understand, he made no proactive effort to lose the weight:I actually made a conscious effort not to deviate from my diet or exercise routine during this experiment.
Deviate in a sentence as an adjective
We learned to institute such principles as foundational law precisely because "sane compromises" and "mitigating circumstances" went very, very bad; if we deviate from them again, we will again learn - the very hard way - why those principles were enshrined in the first place.
Deviate definitions
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
See also: pervert deviant degenerate
turn aside; turn away from
See also: divert
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"