| I had put a robe on over my nightgown and both garments together did a fair job of deflecting the faint breeze. |
| He has made himself a lightning conductor, deflecting the attention away from Blair. |
| Pryce took his opponent's blow upon his shield, easily deflecting the downward stroke. |
| Sharon seems to be deflecting on the art of understanding poetry in itself, because she objectifies this work with the woman as she knew her. |
| Prince Philip has often been controversial, but this has operated like a lightning rod deflecting criticism from the Queen herself. |
| Whirling around, he swung hard with the Golden Axe, deflecting a flurry of knives that had been thrown in his direction. |
