Used in a Sentence

divert

How to use divert in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for divert.

Editorial note

Polish authors found plenty of ways to be critical without having to divert into genre fiction.

Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

turn aside; turn away from

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of divert gathered in one view.

verb

turn aside; turn away from

verb

send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

verb

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for divert.

verb

turn aside; turn away from

verb

send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

verb

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

verb

withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

Example sentences

1

Polish authors found plenty of ways to be critical without having to divert into genre fiction.

2

Does it divert theoretical resources away from the ideal task that those resources would be addressing?

3

Showing a coupon box during one of the final phases of the purchasing process is a way of diverting customers to random pages on the internet.

4

There are more important reforms that they could divert their resources to, however, like better and more uniform indexing and cataloging.

5

This makes the notion of point defense completely laughable: divert ten thousand missiles out of one hundred thousand, and you've reduced the incoming energy by 10%.

6

Facebook uses your friendships against you in order to purposely divert you from things you'd normally do so that you'll spend all of your time on their site playing, gossiping, and purchasing.

7

For some reason, the more we automate jobs and increase the productivity of the American worker, the more we divert our attention to creating jobs that don't add value.

8

In my opinion, the hacker who hijacked this guy's Twitter account didn't have had ANY interest in explaining how he got to it, besides creating a hoax to confuse and divert attention.

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" Pilot to Pilot 2: "Lets divert, this is strange"Obviously he should have clarified whether it was a threat, but when you are overworked, and you have everyone's safety in mind, it makes sense to be extra safe.

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Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use divert in a sentence?

Polish authors found plenty of ways to be critical without having to divert into genre fiction.

What does divert mean?

turn aside; turn away from

What part of speech is divert?

divert is commonly used as verb.