How to Use divergent in a Sentence

divergent

adjective
  • Are two point guards with wildly divergent styles one too many?
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The first inning could not have been more divergent for the two starters.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2020
  • In a way, coin flips represent the divergent paths life can take.
    — Robert Charles, Chron, 23 June 2021
  • The two sides have vastly divergent views of what the summit should achieve.
    — New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Since then, divergent accounts have emerged about what the two sides discussed and agreed to.
    — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 23 Aug. 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
  • 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.
    — Barry Wilner, ajc, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Their paths to the championship game have been divergent, though.
    — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Their paths to the championship game have been divergent, though.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Never have the cases for and against the effort been so divergent.
    — New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Trump has taken divergent stances on the issue.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And that's partly what accounts for the divergent points of view about this subject.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 May 2021
  • Time will tell whether the divergent strategies win over Wall Street long term.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 July 2025
  • From their divergent work lives, both the newsman and the director knew this.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The pair of teenage major winners have followed divergent paths since then.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • What has made the thievery so unique is the divergent approaches.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Prisca falls somewhere in the middle of these divergent women.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2023
  • While the options offered by the two parties often take divergent paths, many end up in the same place.
    — Charles Koch and Brian Hooks, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2019
  • They are rarely exposed to the sort of divergent systems on show at the World Cup.
    — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 8 July 2018
  • Those two divergent scenes captured the essence of a seesaw struggle that contained six ties and eight lead changes.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Over the next four years, Zito and the Giants took divergent paths.
    — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The most divergent concept was more of a Sundance indie film.
    — EW.com, 2 July 2024
  • The Metro station in that blueprint has taken a divergent path.
    — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The divergent trends offer mixed signals about the course of the pandemic.
    — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • At the same time, the two parties have pursued divergent legislative paths.
    — Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 7 May 2023
  • The challenge is to transition from a convergent state of mind to a divergent one.
    — Saurabh Chandekar, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The leaks suggest that the standard and Pro models will be more divergent than in recent years.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The teams’ divergent openers are unlikely to matter much in the head-to-head openers though.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2021
  • That's how Fitzpatrick and Eckley merged their divergent styles.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025

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