Examples of divert in a Sentence
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
The plane dropped survival packages and a radio onto the island while the Oliver Henry was diverted to pick them up.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Israel has rejected charges of obstruction, accusing the United Nations of failing to distribute aid or even diverting it to Hamas.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
In September, a Delta flight from Atlanta to Barcelona made national news after it was diverted due to a passenger's case of severe diarrhea.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Sitting in the backseat of the car, Brogdon told the officer to divert from their route to the hospital and instead go to a nearby fire station that had recently opened.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
The union’s strategy is not unheard of, but critics worry the trend could divert political parties from their primary focus of finding candidates and expanding their base.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Also last month, a Boeing United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Denver due to an engine issue.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
That incident comes a little over two months after another United Airlines flight was diverted due to a cracked windshield, this one flying from Las Vegas’s Harry Reid International Airport to Washington, D.C.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Middle English diverten "to turn in a certain direction, turn away, direct one's mind," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French divertir, borrowed (with conjugation change) from Medieval Latin dīvertere "to turn aside, deflect, alienate (property), depart," continuing both Latin dīvertere "to separate oneself (from), be different, diverge" (from dī-, variant before voiced sounds of dis- dis- + vertere "to cause to revolve, turn, spin") and dēvertere "to turn away, divert, make a turn aside/detour," from dē- de- + vertere — more at worth entry 4
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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“Divert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divert. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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