How to Use divergent in a Sentence

divergent

adjective
  • The first inning could not have been more divergent for the two starters.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Adding to the intrigue in Paris are the divergent paths this season of Nadal and Djokovic.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 21 May 2022
  • The schools have been on divergent paths since meeting in the BCS title game at the end of the 2009 season.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • And though their paths converge on the mat, the roads that lead them there were wildly divergent.
    — Lori Bergamotto, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The two sides have vastly divergent views of what the summit should achieve.
    — New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Lurie’s fandom, of course, took a divergent path in 1994.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Since then, divergent accounts have emerged about what the two sides discussed and agreed to.
    — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The bloody episode had divergent impacts on the Lakota.
    — Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Never have the cases for and against the effort been so divergent.
    — New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In a way, coin flips represent the divergent paths life can take.
    — Robert Charles, Chron, 23 June 2021
  • But, after that, states with bans saw a divergent trend.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
  • From their divergent work lives, both the newsman and the director knew this.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
  • What has made the thievery so unique is the divergent approaches.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Despite their divergent paths, the men shared things in common.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Their paths to the championship game have been divergent, though.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2021
  • And that's partly what accounts for the divergent points of view about this subject.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 May 2021
  • Much has been made of Hailey Bieber and husband Justin Bieber’s divergent styles.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The divergent trends offer mixed signals about the course of the pandemic.
    — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Are two point guards with wildly divergent styles one too many?
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The leaks suggest that the standard and Pro models will be more divergent than in recent years.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Many of the characters have embarked down divergent paths, and Alina's might be the darkest of them all.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The challenge is to transition from a convergent state of mind to a divergent one.
    — Saurabh Chandekar, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Prisca falls somewhere in the middle of these divergent women.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Yet most of us humans are not the divergent kinds of listeners that a Bob Moesta or Chris Voss are.
    — Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The Metro station in that blueprint has taken a divergent path.
    — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The most divergent concept was more of a Sundance indie film.
    — EW.com, 2 July 2024
  • The first two weeks of this season have seen two of the finest quarterbacks in NFL history on divergent paths.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The teams’ divergent openers are unlikely to matter much in the head-to-head openers though.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Challenge all the possibilities by removing your blinders, questioning assumptions, and seeking out divergent points of view.
    — Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

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