| 单词 | deflect |
| 例句 | My mind went on autopilot: stab, dodge, cut, deflect, roll. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As he knew, these were deflected somewhat by magnetic fields but, curiously, even more on their passage through solid matter—even through a thin film such as mica. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The dead followed, their shields locked on either side and over their heads, deflecting all attacks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z To protect himself, he bought a heavy coat made of horse leather that weighed more than thirty pounds; he hoped it would be thick enough to deflect a knife attack. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One deflected off a car shield with hardly a dent, but the other caught a Laistrygonian in the chest, and the giant went down. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Chaol deflected, feigned, then thrust so hard that Dorian stepped back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A detached parry uses the wrist, snapping fingers, and the blade’s flexibility to deflect. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Why don’t you ask your mother? it deflected. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I brace myself to deflect his hit, but it doesn't come. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate and strategic effort to deflect anger and hostility that had been brewing against the white elite away from them and toward African Americans. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The thing that had deflected Salim off his course. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At least Fyrian never attempted to deflect or obfuscate Luna’s many questions. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He then made her dive to deflect one away for a corner kick. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re deflecting. I appreciate that, but now is the time to step up, yes?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Caught off-guard, he only had time to deflect, his parry lost in his size. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Geyer would have agreed, except that his own search had revealed again and again Holmes’s talent for deflecting scrutiny. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He picked up a fork and began shoveling scrambled eggs into his mouth, hoping to deflect any invitation to join in this part of the conversation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He found an oar lying along the bottom of the boat and used it to deflect the canoe off the rocks. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Still, his altruism in general toward his fellow man did not deflect him from more personal rivalries. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She could only bound back, deflecting the blow with the iron tip of the staff. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z However, as the earth orbits around the sun, different stars appear to pass behind the sun and have their light deflected. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But of course she deflects the question with, “I had better things to do.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The letter-writer, apparently an engineer, estimated the wind deflected the wheel to one side by only an inch and a half. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At first, I try to deflect her, unwilling to go on the offensive. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I use sarcasm to deflect the tidal wave of terror that’s ripping through my body right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps they had thrown her out to deflect the avengers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no desire to doubt again; he did not want to hear anything that would deflect him from his purpose. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jason summoned another lightning strike, but this time Porphyrion simply deflected it off the tip of his spear. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He flings a saw-toothed dagger at my chest, and I only just deflect it with my scim. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He deflected a vial of Greek fire right up the throat of a gryphon, which burst into flames and spiraled into the pit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A miniature hurricane of water and ice vapor churned around him as he waded through the enemy, knocking Roman ghosts away, deflecting arrows and spears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I gave Tyson a ten-foot pole and told him that his job was to push the other chariots away if they got too dose, and to deflect anything they might try to throw at us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I ran for my sword, scooped it up, and launched a swipe at Ares’s face, only to find my blade deflected again. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t know what had deflected him off his course. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He deduced this by analyzing the way in which alpha-particles, which are positively charged particles given off by radioactive atoms, are deflected when they collide with atoms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It deflects any attempts you make to lie to yourself. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She knew how to deflect this question, and she did so now with a boxer’s dodging grace. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We were not in this central zone, however, but at best on the edge of it, between it and the zone of turbulent, deflected, precipitation-laden storms that it sends continually to torment the subglacial lands. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily Mack would have thrown himself headlong into this problem but now he was not to be deflected. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The secretary wears a splint on his broken jaw, which, luckily, deflects the knife away from the jugular vein, but it does little to protect the rest of his skull. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t disintegrating, she lashed out with shrapnel blasts of stone and soil that Jason barely deflected. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Eril-Fane and Azareen were deflecting blows, sending kitchen knives skittering over the metal surface of the terrace that was still beneath the sleigh. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He flung some at Percy, who instinctively deflected it with his will. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The audience laughed, deep down, from the bottom up and, as suddenly as Malcolm had stirred it, so, skillfully and swiftly, he deflected it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the first knife comes whizzing in on my right side so I can hear it and I'm able to deflect it with my bow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The missiles deflected off Aegis, but the force of their impact knocked Thalia down. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Boris, according to Blake, was the "feather in his cap," earning him accolades inside the British spy agency and deflecting any remote suspicion that Blake might be working for the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But he deflected, and though she spun and tried to knock him in his stomach, he blocked her again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It reminded me too much of the way Jesse had deflected my questions and pretended that life was wonderful even when it wasn’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Tyson couldn’t deflect all those balls at once. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It hit the side of my mask, which deflected it into the center of the net. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I intercepted with Riptide, but his strike was so powerful, my blade could only deflect it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My blade should’ve run him through, but it deflected off his stomach like I was hitting solid marble. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He tried to catch her unawares with a blow to the face, but her anger awoke as her elbow snapped up and deflected, slamming into his fist and forcing it down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I knew that despite his genuine commitment to integrated tennis, he wanted me to play so as to deflect criticism why there weren’t any blacks in the tournament. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mexican guy swinging another wild right, but Rondell deflects it, grabbing the Mexican by his hair and head-butting him right in the face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In truth, Pearl had never had the courage to ask Mia directly about her origins, and Mia had deflected her roundabout questions with ease. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The ships that escaped his deadly grasp banked around and sprayed him with laser bolts and machine-gun fire, but both deflected harmlessly off his armored alien skin. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His point struck the bag high and, deflected by the metal plate, caught Julian squarely in the center of the chest. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A second man's sword he deflected with his cloak, and sent the man reeling away, clutching at his bloody face. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Jason deflected it over Percy’s head and into the lake. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were lots of fathers who shouted when they were afraid or scolded their children to deflect blame from themselves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z To deflect Uncle Jet’s ridicule, Nathan said, “Could be a prairie dog.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Jason called down another lightning strike, but Ephialtes caught it on his spear and deflected the blast, melting a life-size plastic cow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had a long centre section and two little end sections that could be angled backwards to deflect the wind. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that, he punctured the tension in the room and deflected any punishment I might have called down upon myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Jason intercepted it with his sword and deflected it sideways. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Anything that impaired or deflected that central mission was to be avoided at all costs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It had been decided to deflect the upline a few kilometres to the west. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Adele bailed him out, and in his attempt to deflect the heat from himself, he told the police that Adele’s heart condition made her unfit to care for us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Mother wore that necklace to her wedding,” I said, hoping to deflect her thoughts. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve flung out my arms to protect as much of his broken body as possible, so there’s nothing to deflect the lash. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She told them what had happened on that afternoon, and how Malcolm had spoken to Mrs. Coulter and deflected her questions. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He twisted, and the strike that should’ve caught him direcdy in the spine was deflected off the end of his sword hilt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She imagined it as a force field, deflecting all Rosa’s stupid comments. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Dorian swung his sword, grunting as Chaol easily deflected the blow and parried. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was as if there were some sort of force field in front of the Fire’s goal, deflecting the Fugees’ shots. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, for God sake,” I muttered and then, out the window, “Please?” and then, whinily, “Come on, buddy, please?” but he had set a course and was not to be deflected. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My shield deflected the point, but I felt a painful tingling all over my body. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Finnick chooses a campsite about ten yards below the force field, saying we can use it as a weapon by deflecting our enemies into it if attacked. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It had kept Cari busy, and Naomi had managed to deflect her increasingly insistent questions about their mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I deflected it off the edge of my blade and kept charging. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The orange vendor deflects this nonsense with a yawn. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There's that net, clearly strung to deflect any such attack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Toby brought the beer to his lips, trying to deflect the question. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Maybe you heard me being stressed when I talked to Frankie,” Diana deflected. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I thought Poseidon would deflect it or something, but it landed on the outer comer of the yard and exploded, sending mermen tumbling through the water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mountaineering tends to draw men and women not easily deflected from their goals. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I continued to bedevil the Law Society and registrar with demands, which they continued to deflect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lunged at the thing that used to be Luke, thrusting my blade straight at his chest, but his skin deflected the blow like he was made of pure steel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Henry doesn’t want the spotlight, and Pez naturally absorbs what Henry deflects. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Count Rugen was a bit surprised that his point had been deflected, but there was nothing wrong with piercing a helpless man’s shoulder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I go for Zelda because she teleports and deflects projectiles and shoots fireballs from great distances, which are all optimal moves for any player looking to avoid hand-to-hand combat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Peeta has placed the broth pot under the worst one and repositioned the plastic to deflect most of it from me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The deflections occurred only when the alpha particle happened to strike this kernel directly or come close enough to be deflected by its electric charge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The ball brushed his hands and deflected just under the bar to tie the game 2-2. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Her arms ached as they were shaken from their slumber, but she continued to deflect and parry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Matthias deflected it with his shield in a cascade of sparks and went after the horde leader. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z So now she composed her mind and brought all her concentration to bear on the matter of altering the way she held herself so as to deflect attention completely. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We now know that the volume of atmospheric carbon-14 varies depending on how well or not Earth’s magnetism is deflecting cosmic rays, and that that can vary significantly over time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It was deflected to the left over her shoulder, although there was no window open and no air in the room. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Snow drinking from the poisoned cup himself to deflect suspicion. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I’d come to the table, garbed in heavy plate armor capable of deflecting my mother’s barbed and poisonous words. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The Hephaestus cabin had set up traps around the entrance to the Labyrinth—razor wire, pits filled with pots of Greek fire, rows of sharpened sticks to deflect a charge. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Fine, that was a cheap shot,” he admitted, bringing his sword up to deflect another blow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The difference in tangential velocities deflects or distorts it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z "Vogel," Lewis continued, "how far can we deflect in thirty- nine minutes with the ion engines?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A bolt of dark energy shot toward me, but I deflected it off my blade and slammed into him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He scrambled up and saw the snake outlined against the landing light: It struck, and Hermione dived aside with a shriek; her deflected curse hit the curtained window, which shattered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was a mini Coriolis force, trying to deflect us. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Challenges to the system will be easily absorbed or deflected, and the accommodations made will serve primarily to legitimate the system, not undermine it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Luke deflected it easily, but I saw a change in his face. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The death scratched his head and held up his hands, but nothing could stop Lyra’s words, nothing could deflect her desire, not even fear: she’d seen worse than death, she claimed, and she had, too. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I deflected her by holding Mr. Whiskers between us. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Coach and his foil are teaching me infinite ways to attack, defend, deflect. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He crouched behind his guards, screaming encouragement at the other Roman demigods as they struggled toward the ship, holding up their shields as if that would deflect the storm raging all around them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was time for Will to become inconspicuous again, so he performed the magic that had deflected all kinds of curiosity away from his mother and kept them safe for years. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Eveillard, balding and with a dirty shirt, had been deflecting the barbs of some of the American-born officers, with limited success. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The turtle’s filmy inner eyelids blinked with uncanny precision, deflecting each shot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I punched shots away; I deflected shots over the goalpost; I came out and slid into them before they could get shots off. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Terrified, Gabe held his knife up, hoping to deflect the attack that was coming. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Almost until the end, it hints, hides, deflects. Stoker: Gloom with a View 2013-03-01T04:30:31Z “There is this saying that all positive comments we receive we deflect like Teflon while negative comments we hang on to like Velcro,” Ms. Haas wrote. Leaning In? Won’t Help if Guys Are Leering, Writes Ellen Pao 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z And if your husband’s emotional MO is to deflect/diffuse/muddy, then the post-marital silence will be more powerful still. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Until the divorce is in the past, look forward, not inward 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Indeed, he deflects most attempts to probe his past. The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z “That deflection technique doesn’t really work when the thing you’re deflecting from is children in cages,” replied an incredulous Oliver. John Oliver on migrant children: 'Trump said he couldn’t do a thing, then did it' 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z She deflects questions on what that city would look like or how it would function. The Museum of Ice Cream took over your Instagram feed. Now it wants to take over your life. 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z It is trauma that Eden's dad deflected upon his own son, his own flesh and blood, by telling him that white people don't like Black people. How racism found my son on Fortnite 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Banning videos by Robin Thicke, DJ Snake, and Calvin Harris, who use female bodies as trophies hard won of their overpowering masculinity, will not deflect the male gaze. Shocked and outraged by Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda video? Perhaps you should butt out 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Senator Gillibrand, who, with Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, is often singled out as a smartly tailored fashion role model, likes to deflect that sort of commentary. The Fashion Conservatives 2010-10-20T22:33:00Z He acknowledges but deflects the megalomaniacal implications of the work. 2010-01-30T00:49:00Z So in the moments between getting bullied at school and deflecting his parents' somewhat academic interest in his precarious emotions, Oliver finds solace in imagining the public reaction to his sudden death. Submarine: From Teen Angst to Pure Delight 2011-06-03T10:05:00Z The series can’t go through that tidy arc in a movie-length two hours and will have to find ways to stretch the story out while deflecting what might seem like its more unsavory aspects. Television Review: ?The Client List? With Jennifer Love Hewitt on Lifetime 2012-04-06T23:33:50Z That year, her first Oscars season, Ms. Bening playfully deflected personal questions about her budding romance and attended the ceremony with her parents. Annette Bening on Asking, and Answering, Tough Questions 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Dollard explained that “some of the hostility properly directed toward the white caste is deflected from it and focused within the Negro group itself.” America’s Refusal to Address the Roots of Violence 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But ask a striking graduate student at NYU or Yale, or the public radio staff whose unions have been broken or deflected, about how unsupportive liberal cultures can be. Can unions save the creative class? 2013-03-18T16:25:00Z But it also is an expected result which, by itself, doesn’t entirely deflect the recent downturn. "Captain Marvel" exceeds expectations, but superheroes can’t do all the box-office work 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z But the artist has always deflected such a reading; her mother was an artist, she says, and so she was never conscious of what we might call a ceramic ceiling. Rachel Whiteread: 'I'm not a joiner-in' 2012-06-12T17:00:01Z Rather, he's sought to deflect it to "Cosmopolis," a film that, in an earlier interview before it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, he said "changed the way I see myself." As 'Twilight' fades, Pattinson tests himself 2012-08-16T19:58:08Z It was drummed into the singer that, when he was asked about politics or religion, he should deflect, saying, “I’m just an entertainer.” Baz Luhrmann Is Ready for Rhinestones, Cadillacs, Dr. Feelgood and a Svengali 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z They also deflected questions about the very real possibility that some Americans, when confronted with the truth of the black experience, will become angry or confrontational. Can a thorough, thoughtful museum speak to a new racist age? 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z I’ve tried to deflect his advances to be nice, but he’s very persistent. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to reject the advances of a recently widowed old friend? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z "Don't worry, I'm not offering," I'd joked, using humor to deflect the seriousness of the subject. In health care access, doctor privilege is real. This is how it works 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z I've tried deflecting and saying things like "There's never enough time!" Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The friend who has everything, except the benefit of the doubt 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z He used a phrase similar to ones he has used in the past to deflect similar allegations: “She’s not my type.” Perspective | We used to think photos like this could change the world. What needs to change is who we are. 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Presaging Donald Trump, Roosevelt liked to deflect press corps interest in covering bad news by drowning them with racier news of his making. The Never-Ending War Between the White House and the Press 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Rudd made “Living With Yourself” partly to show that inadequate people can be redeemed, he said, but any inquiries into his own shortcomings were gently deflected with humor. Paul Rudd, the One-Man Double Act 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Even when Fanny acquires a star’s temperament, this top banana remains mushy, with fits of pique always deflected by a “just kidding” postscript of a smile. Review: In ‘Funny Girl,’ Sheridan Smith Does the Heavy Lifting 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z “I wanted to deflect the whole issue, because I thought that would really set us back,” Basile says now. A generation of LGBTQ advocates hopes the clock isn’t ticking backward 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Silverman also deflects to put the focus on diners and on Rose’s attempts to please them above all else. Rose’s Luxury chef Aaron Silverman masters the art of serious play It serves Mr. Pettibon well, deflecting attention from evidence, in his work and in person, of what seems an essentially inward, melancholy character. Raymond Pettibon: Pictures, Literary Voices and Surfers, Too 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z It's impossible to say for sure, and the film is constructed in such as way as to deflect and even undermine one-size-fits-all explanations. Your guide to Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" 2011-07-02T16:54:00Z Christopher Cowdray, the chief executive of the Dorchester Collection, has tried to deflect the boycott by citing the ripple effect it would have. Dorchester Hotels Falling Out of Fashion 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z A potentially stifling ambience is deflected by quiet suspense and the awe-inspiring compositions of the cinematographer, Clay Liford. | 'St. Nick': Portrait of Childhood 2011-04-22T04:43:01Z She was sheathed in a tweedy Burberry coat, its black-gray palette understated almost to a fault, as if to deflect untoward stares. Diane Keaton, Hiding in Plain Sight 2010-11-15T19:16:00Z Adults, he noted, sometimes deflect their own fears by using gallows humor. Dealing with Trump trauma at home: Teaching our kids to embrace uncertainty 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z He used to always say, “Four ounces deflect a thousand pounds.” In ‘Desperate,’ a Reporter Dives Deep Into Dirty Water 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Whatever the case, this gentle comedy, while entirely unmemorable, releases a genuine warmth that deflects harsh judgment. ‘Ping Pong Summer,’ Michael Tully’s Nostalgic Comedy 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Someone dons sunglasses to deflect the glow of this matriarchal archangel, and Julia casually brushes off her own glistening constraints before making a smug exit. The Hard Sell: Lancôme 2012-10-05T23:05:15Z They have managed to deflect the media’s attention so much that I’m surprised to learn that their eldest – Stephen Ira – is transgender. Annette Bening: ‘Women don’t have to do everything’ 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z They also quiz her, as parents will, and she deflects their questions. Review: Barack and Michelle's First Date, Imagined, in Southside with You 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Erdely herself deflected questions about her reporting by engaging in a bit of misdirection. How Rolling Stone failed in its story of alleged rape at the University of Virginia She deflects it, but as always with these two, their opinions change gradually based on their critical discussions. ‘The Americans,’ Season 5, Episode 8: The Humanization of Elizabeth 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Another, she said, is about “learning to love ourselves and deflect the distortions” that prevent people from doing that. The Growing Transgender Presence in Pop Culture 2014-03-12T22:38:10Z One of the boys casually uses a homophobic slur, which another boy playfully but meaningfully deflects. “Rockaway,” Reviewed: A Queens Boy’s Stark and Moving Tale of Surviving Domestic Violence 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z I’m not deflecting responsibility, but there were 12 people in the writers’ room and only four of them, at any one time, were white men. Who Will Watch ‘Watchmen’? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Kent Jenkins, Corinthian’s current vice president for public affairs, deflected a question asking if White’s account accurately represented Corinthian’s recruitment process by noting that there has been no final disposition of the Utah suit. Can’t a capitalist be moral? 2012-06-17T22:00:00Z Why are you supposed to “be nice” and “deflect his advances” when it’s your life we’re talking about? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to reject the advances of a recently widowed old friend? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z But I would add that a more diverse press corps would have been less likely to deflect so much of the overt racism, misogyny and anti-Semitism on the campaign trail as “economic anxiety.” Can the Media Recover From This Election? 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z "I mean, I guess, curiosity man, it'll kill you," she said, deflecting the "On Air" host. Ariana Grande dodges more questions about her love life on 'Today' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z We didn’t recognise we were grieving and deflected the emotions on to other issues. ‘I've gained a best friend’: readers on getting on with ex-partners after divorce 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The shiny teapot and lamp in Mac Adams’s “Postmodern Tragedy” photographs are similarly elusive; they deflect attention from themselves by reflecting scenes of sensational violence. Art In Review: ‘From an Object’s Point of View’ 2012-06-21T22:08:46Z Photograph: Netflix Whatever scandal ensued from the article would be deflected, spun as an attempt to smear a man who gave his life for his country. How the reality of Trump's America outpaced House of Cards 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z “Empire of Pain” recounts how another code of silence did its work, obscuring complicity and deflecting guilt. In ‘Empire of Pain,’ the American Dynasty Behind OxyContin 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z When asked about her accomplishments, Johnson, a prodigy who graduated high school at 14, tends to deflect in every interview. The nearly forgotten story of the black women who helped land a man on the moon 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Just another day of deflecting bullets and beating up bad guys on the streets of London in this scene from “Wonder Woman.” Patty Jenkins Narrates a Scene From ‘Wonder Woman’ 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z It is seldom remarked that however much she sought to deflect attention from herself, she paid minute attention to virtually everything in her personal sphere. Inside Bunny Mellon’s World 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z By taking control of the narrative in the public sphere, he could limit the damage to his reputation and deflect from his undoubted culpability in the affair. Breakup songs owe a lot to the lovelorn lyrics of the Romantics 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z On her weekly E! show “Fashion Police,” Rivers wisely surrounded herself with a panel of “experts” to both affirm her remarks and deflect them. Critic’s Notebook: Loving Joan Rivers meant never having to say you’re sorry The staff’s attentiveness and the resort’s endless options for fun deflect the fact that the rooms are fine and functional but are mainly for sleeping and showering. Following an 8-Year-Old to Atlantis 2014-03-07T16:28:34Z Photograph: AP Photo/Disney/Pixar When I was a little girl, I used to twirl around and around in my bedroom, stopping only to deflect imaginary bullets with my nonexistent indestructible cuffs. From Snow White to Brave: the evolution of the Action Princess 2012-06-26T16:21:04Z Or, as needed, deflecting cheerfully: “As the possible future mother-/father-in-law, I just hope he likes me.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is reaching out to the ex for closure always a bad idea? 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Their discussions often take a literary turn, and Wallace includes him fraternally as a fellow novelist, speaking to him as to a professional equal, which Lipsky often deflects with a self-deprecating sincerity. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z He perks up any time he can deflect the conversation to an anecdote about someone else in his life. Mark Wahlberg: ‘I played golf with Donald Trump. He was very Donald Trump-like’ 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “And you know, I hate to say it, but often when women show anger it’s not fully appreciated. It’s often pushed onto emotional issues, perhaps, or deflected onto other people.” From "Survivor" to D.C., women are showing up strong on TV, but does patriarchal America care? 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Unlike Trump, however, at least Bush has fully accepted responsibility for his words instead of trying to deflect attention away from them. Wait, did Billy Bush just say the right thing about the Trump tape? 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Mavis generously deflects some of the attention heaped on her whenever the Staples sound is parsed for originality. New book traces the Staples family's soulful journey and unique sound 2014-01-18T06:00:00Z The teen idol took to Twitter on Monday to scold the actress for her comments and to deflect a separate report about his alleged misbehavior on a Qantas flight. Justin Bieber fires back at "naughty boy" reports 2011-05-09T21:35:54Z Blithely deflecting any audience anticipation of headline relevance or, really, human connection, Blackhat also abandons its own plot for long, closeup studies of bodies in rest or motion. Review: Chris Hemsworth in 'Blackhat': Thor Takes Up Typing 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Text panels acknowledge criticism of police brutality only to deflect it. Perspective | Everything is professional at the National Law Enforcement Museum. That’s a problem. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Diana traveled to the U.S. with him and fought in World War II. Her weapons were defensive–bracelets capable of deflecting bullets and the Lasso of Truth, which allowed her to acquire intelligence. Wonder Woman Breaks Through 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z We see Brooks as the skilled comedian who is deflecting criticism and barbs left and right. Who’s the Greatest Star of ‘The Prom’? Me. Me. Me. Me. 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Complaints about the movie’s insensitivity to Hawaii’s indigenous population are deflected by the story itself: such insensitivity, and efforts to overcome it, are the movie’s very subject. Cameron Crowe's Reactionary Nostalgia 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But slowly, she also developed some emotional armor — she would lead with her intelligence and, at every opportunity, deflect conversation from herself. An incurable disease covered her face in tumors. She had to learn to like herself. 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z These constants and their emotional force form Mason’s “core,” and deflect any complaints that she changed styles too often. Alice Trumbull Mason: America’s Forgotten Modernist 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Even in times of incredible sadness, she will find a way to deflect the intensity of the situation with an inappropriate remark. Guinea pigs and remorse: six things James Bond could learn from Fleabag 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Owens said he did not want President Trump to deflect an investigation under the guise of respecting son’s sacrifice. Father of SEAL killed in botched Yemen raid denounces the president 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z He deflected the questions, asserting that as a private dealer he must keep those details confidential. At Hunter Biden’s Art Show, Line, Color and Questions 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Speaking in May over lunch at a restaurant here, Ms. Harteros, 44, politely but firmly deflected certain questions about her personal life. What’s Keeping One of Opera’s Greatest Sopranos From Singing? 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The documentary also includes clips of Anderson deflecting the invasive questions again and again, both trying to use humor and trying to be honest. In “Pamela, A Love Story,” Pamela Anderson proves the importance of receipts 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s funny, but the remark is also Ms. Fey’s way of deflecting attention from her own stature. The TV Watch: Tina Fey Signs Off ‘30 Rock,’ Broken Barriers Behind Her 2013-01-30T23:11:52Z I frequently repress my feelings and deflect my emotions. My New Boyfriend Stinks (Quite Literally) 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z But for Sullivan, the swagger was also subterfuge — to deflect attention from the fact she had never before made the family’s time-honored pasty, a hand pie filled with beef, potatoes and onions. Pasty cookoff: A family tradition, stuffed with taunts Reading deflects this, redirects the energy, allows me to lose myself in a story, a person, a narrative. The mysterious genesis of books 2011-03-24T11:42:57Z She’s always deflecting by coming up with snappy lines and throwing everybody off.” Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z The silver-haired ex-diplomat spent most of his working life deflecting media criticism as Putin's spokesman on Chechnya and special envoy to Brussels, and earlier as the Kremlin's mouthpiece under the late Boris Yeltsin. DiCaprio, former Kremlin aide competing for ivory documentary Oscar 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z But the Cleveland Museum that she visited as a child was free; when asked twice whether her museum would lower or withdraw the admission fee Venable implemented, which is now $20, Burnette deflected the questions. 2 Years After Racism Outcry, Indianapolis Embraces Black Artists 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z When pressed about these sorts of snubs, awards voters will often deflect: Their job, they insist, is merely to select the best possible contenders, regardless of race or gender. After Oscar Season’s Wildest Week, a Troubling Takeaway 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The barbs sting, Ms. Beckham acknowledged, but not enough to deflect her from her purpose. Victoria Beckham: Is She for Real? 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z But they are also stories that take some of the megawatt spotlight trust on him by “Hamilton” and deflects it onto those around him. At Sundance, Lin-Manuel Miranda shares the spotlight 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z I came away realizing that Keefe could have easily also named this book “Say Nothing,” the title of his previous great work, since the Sacklers chose to deflect any and all accountability by saying nothing. Haruki Murakami, OxyContin and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Though Heifetz’s violin case deflected the blow, he clutched his hand in pain. Jascha Heifetz in the Case of the Violinist and the Fanatical Doorman 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z He surfaced as a possible replacement for Mr. Slimane in January and somewhat coyly deflected the gossip as “a rumor” at his show during Paris Fashion Week. Anthony Vaccarello Leaves Versus Versace; Yves Saint Laurent Announcement Expected Soon 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z At a news conference Sunday, Duisburg officials, police and the organizers provided few answers, frequently deflecting questions by noting that an investigation was under way. German prosecutors probe 19 Love Parade deaths 2010-07-26T10:36:00Z This morning – I cast him a feeble look, which he deflects with one of what you might call gracious pity – it took me longer than that to get of the house. Chesley Sullenberger: an old-fashioned kind of hero 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “She deflected her own anxiety to make a day player -- a nobody -- feel fantastic,” Streep shared. Five things we learned about Jane Fonda at her AFI tribute 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The Color Field painter Helen Frankenthaler refused to be deflected from painting and made the drip technique her own. Review: Drips, Dropped: Pollock and His Impact 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z I remark that it’s noticeable how often women play down their successes; how they will even deflect minor compliments on appearance. Viola Davis: ‘I’m pretty fabulous’ 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z For Pacino, who in conversation graciously deflects such praise, talk of the old days prompted nostalgia, but also a few laughs. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z O’Brien is at heart a showman, feeding off the crowd, constantly riffing, deflecting, trying voices, insult humor, self-mockery, letting a raging insecurity drive his humor. Does the Job of Talk-Show Sidekick Even Make Sense Anymore? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z For one thing, dogs have helped to deflect bad press: “We’ve seen Nixon use his dog Checkers to cover his $18,000 slush fund,” Rowan says of the famous “Checkers Speech.” Why doesn’t Trump have a dog — and should he get one? Experts weigh in 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z This focus on the relatively powerless is all too convenient in deflecting anger away from those who actually wield power in British society. The establishment uncovered: how power works in Britain 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Even Wonder Woman’s brief taste of trench warfare involved drawing fire, deflecting bullets and smashing enemy guns. 1917: why 'pacifist war movies' are on the march 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z And venom for those who tried to deflect her by spinning or stonewalling. What’s Next for Hollywood’s Most Feared Reporter? 2013-06-06T09:45:14Z In his early teens he deflected his father’s efforts to induct him into the family trade. Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z As the Puritans saw it, writes Avery, fiction might “deflect the reader from more profitable occupation” and was furthermore “untrue, therefore a lie.” Can you identify? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z She did not deflect the compliments and acknowledgments. Perspective | Dior was part of the patriarchy. Then she changed everything. 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z How many ways could he deflect the idea? On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z She understood the Moynihan report for what it was, a way to deflect attention from the reality that what the black family was up against was a long and continuing history of racism. Art Review: Carrie Mae Weems Charts the Black Experience in Photographs 2014-01-23T23:42:31Z Does the poignancy of the husband's dream of the boat deflect our sympathy from the escaping woman? Poem of the week: Interstate by Anne-Marie Fyfe 2011-04-11T09:39:57Z Questions about lyrical inspiration are deflected with a stock answer along the lines of "the music always comes first", but Leithauser's world-weary, defiant narrative voice is unmistakable. The Walkmen: 'We're not difficult, honest' 2011-01-13T22:45:01Z Bregovic deflects these complaints with a mixture of frankness – "everyone starts from existing melodies ... composing is kleptomaniac work" – and dismissal – "this is just gossip". Goran Bregovic: 'I want to remind people what Gypsy culture's given' 2013-03-08T08:00:04Z Thinner air thus means fewer molecules to deflect incoming cosmic rays — radiation from outer space. Air travel exposes you to radiation — how much health risk comes with it? 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z She deflects bullets and mortar shells on a sprint across no-man’s land, tosses an armored truck through the air and demolishes a church steeple. Review: ‘Wonder Woman’ Is a Blockbuster That Lets Itself Have Fun 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z She was warm and kind, always ready with a word of support or advice, with an easy disposition that allowed her to deflect our manager’s occasionally bawdy talk without losing her temper or dignity. Suicide isn’t painless 2012-08-24T19:30:00Z It was a candid conversation between the two families, but Pinkett Smith deflects any credit in getting Moore to open up even more. Pinkett Smith has a lot more to share with ‘Red Table Talk’ 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “With the people I like as artists there is an intrigue, and you want to know what they are really like,” he said in deflecting the inquiry about his own sexual identity. 2010-02-06T04:19:00Z Local 30 attorney Bill Groth says the findings by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration are "reprehensible" and an attempt to deflect attention away from the State Fair Commission. Report: Stage collapse report will cite union 2012-02-08T12:44:11Z “No, not at all,” deflects Olsson, on the phone from Switzerland. That Summer: the story behind the 'other' Grey Gardens documentary 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Like Trump, who called the press the “enemy of the American people,” Ford easily deflected his political failures and mounting scandals onto downtown “élites,” liberals, and the media, even when his culpability was shockingly obvious. What Toronto Knows about Trump after Living through Rob Ford 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z She treats him with disdain, deflecting his questions and slamming the door in his flummoxed face. Boardwalk Empire: season one, episode four 2011-02-12T22:10:00Z Manson deflects every effort to patronise Nora; she is vivacious but never girlish. A Doll's House – review 2013-04-22T17:07:50Z “It’s a stupid talking point designed to deflect attention away from what he did,” former deputy solicitor general Neal Katyal said. Donald Trump’s version of an insanity defense: His critics are insane 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z When he did, he typically deflected probing questions about his life and art. Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The writer Anastasia Tsioulcas raised the issue in a brief interview with Mr. Abel printed in the program, but he deflected the question; what mattered, Mr. Abel said, was the visceral experience. Music Review: Muslim Troupe Arrives With Splash and Age-Old Ecumenical Traditions 2010-11-23T22:43:00Z Romance stuff was Roseanne’s area, he deflects, clearly uncomfortable though obviously not surprised at his grandson’s revelation. Roseanne tweets “I AIN’T DEAD, B**CHES” as “The Conners” live on. Now what? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Young weighs the point a bit, but as with most arguments he deflects it with a simple truth. Neil Young and Crazy Horse play from 'Psychedelic Pill' Saturday 2012-11-08T21:10:14Z He’ll also continue, in all likelihood, to express confusion about his cult and deflect credit accordingly. His class is famously tough. ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Westworld’ wouldn’t exist without it. 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z PL: Because he had been bullied when he was a kid, he knew how to deflect that. Table For Three: The Mother of All ‘Housewives’ 2013-06-14T15:47:28Z She deflected unwelcome stares and catcalls, she said, by going undercover in jeans and her brothers’ rugby shirts. Ruth Wilson Is a Riddle, and You Like Her That Way 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z An agitated Brown tried to deflect the questions and said: "I'm past that in my life." AP source: Chris Brown destroys dressing room 2011-03-22T16:16:16Z Cobb, making her first appearance in a film, has a knack for simultaneously soliciting and deflecting curiosity about Casey’s inner life. ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ Review: Is It Horror, or Just Ennui? 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “Bohemian Rhapsody’s” star, Rami Malek, who is nominated for best actor, has deflected questions about Singer in interviews, instead crediting the producer Graham King for getting the film made. Blockbusters, #MeToo and More: 4 Takeaways From the Oscar Nominations 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Late in the third Ellis’ long shot from above the right circle deflected off Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith and slipped through Emery’s pads. Reeling Blackhawks lose 9th in row 2012-02-15T03:35:00Z But there he was on a snowy February morning, down in the windowless basement, learning what it’s like to be just another caller without an inside track, gently deflected and offered a consoling “Sorry.” Jesse Tyler Ferguson Unleashes His Inner Foodie on Broadway 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z He responds by changing the subject, deflecting it some other way, or simply remaining silent. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If your boyfriend can’t take a compliment, then you’ll need to take a hint 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z When asked about the change, the actor deflected the question. Wahlberg hopes Jennifer Esposito is 'doing good' 2012-11-20T09:31:04Z His casual humor, effective in leavening the mood throughout, deflects from the seriousness. "BoJack Horseman": Can this dark horse find light at the end of the race? 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z But in almost every case the car is a kind of shield that deflects empathy. Art Review: Landscapes Framed by a Chevy 2010-09-02T22:45:00Z He justified and deflected his actions, as he's always done, and I stopped talking to him. Perspective | Ask Amy: Racist dad seems unlovable to long-suffering child 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Has the Arab Spring deflected attention from what's going on in Belarus? Natalia Kaliada: 'In Belarus it's very simple – everything's repressed' 2012-06-02T23:05:29Z “Everybody should be a donor,” she tells the crowd, deflecting their curiosity about her health onto a constructive message about organ donation. Perspective | Painting Michelle Obama brought Amy Sherald fame. Now, the artist wants to make works ‘to rest your eyes.’ 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z It absorbs the withering stares of El Greco’s “St. Jerome” and Holbein’s “Sir Thomas More,” across the room, and deflects the seductive vanity and materialism of the Titians on either side. Overlooked Works That Deserve Another Glance 2010-12-30T23:21:19Z Do you try to deflect some of the attention, or just bask in it? Chick Corea’s 75th Birthday Celebration Will Make Music for Months 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Somehow the Tories have deflected the righteous anger at the bankers who we bailed out. The Saturday interview: Bill Bailey ? 'It's genius, evil genius' 2010-12-18T00:16:00Z The questions and answers with reporters — by their nature a combative exercise — allow McEnany to parry, fight back or deflect if it suits her purpose. Some worry that White House briefings are a broken tradition 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z She moves through school briskly, deflecting the pain as two more-favored siblings arrive, by moving in with her grandparents. Review | Amélie Nothomb is a must-read author in France. ‘Strike Your Heart’ shows why. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z She said she tried to deflect his attention, and failed; having been victimized before, Jaye added, “I just shut myself off.” Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Cook, as a man who spends most of his time deflecting the intensities around him, has the trickiest role and carries it off beautifully. Review: In ‘The Children,’ the Waters Rise and a Reckoning Comes Due 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The use of the passive, and the pauses of the caesurae, deflect the emotional crisis. Poem of the week: Love-Letter-Burning by Daniel Hall 2013-02-04T10:19:21Z Not that I'm trying to deflect the blame. Chris Brown's latest anti-gay P.R. disaster 2011-07-13T18:14:00Z Still in her first shaky steps of being queer, Leila awkwardly deflects when Miranda initiates the dreaded “what are we” conversation, in effect ending their casual hookups. 'So often we get pigeonholed': how queer women of color found a voice online 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z But the women said they deflected Lauer’s comments, and he did not pursue them. NBC investigation of Matt Lauer finds ‘no evidence’ that senior executives received complaints before November 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z I don’t want my attention deflected every two minutes. Postscript: Trisha Brown 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z This has been transformed into an airy sculpture court flooded with light pouring in through a new ceiling of small glass pyramids that deflect noise toward walls finished with sound-absorbing material. A Restoration Brings Sweden’s Nationalmuseum Into the 21st Century 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Her most commonly used word, with which she begins most of her answers, or deflects questions she finds unappetising, is: "Oh." Sofia Coppola on The Bling Ring: 'What these kids did really took ingenuity' 2013-07-04T19:00:00Z Human Rights Watch and others, however, have called on celebrities to boycott the kingdom, saying such events are aimed at diverting attention and deflecting scrutiny from Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. Justin Bieber performs at Saudi F1 race after boycott calls 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z I am well accustomed to Navajo silence, to softly touching handshakes and a deflected gaze. T Magazine: Dream Weaver 2012-05-14T14:00:44Z The trust says “recent reporting of allegations made against Sackler family members may cause this new donation to deflect the National Portrait Gallery from its important work.” UK gallery, Sackler Trust agree not to proceed with donation 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Clinton deflected the question, saying the real division over Iraq is between the two parties. Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate 2007-06-04T10:00:00Z Anything to deflect attention from the scars along her misshapen chin. On ‘Botched,’ a D.C. woman finally finds the right surgery 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Whenever he was criticized for offensive jokes, Mr. Clay protested that he was only playing a part, which many, understandably, saw as an excuse to deflect responsibility. Andrew Dice Clay Returns, With at Least Two Personalities Showing 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z It starts when they’re 2 or 3 and they ask you where babies come from, and instead of freaking out and deflecting, you give facts commensurate with their ability to understand. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The birds and the bees in the Internet age 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Jane laughed, deflecting attention a little more, and said, lifting her arm a bit, “Well, I’m very glad, then, that I let her have it!” Theatre, Film, and Culture of 2014 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z I always deflect, because I find it rude and inappropriate. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: What if you reach out for support at a tough time, but it isn’t there? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z But years later, while chatting with a stranger, she was surprised to hear herself say “my partner” to deflect potential unease. 2010-02-13T03:57:00Z Some of "Fleabag"'s best lines include "I spent most of my adult life using sex to deflect from the screaming void inside my empty heart," and: Sex and the City: the reboot needs to look beyond its narrow view of white wealthy heterosexual sex 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Davis is happy to recount his life to Bahrani, peppering his anecdotes with corny jokes and wild comments or outright lies as well as deflecting some of the tougher questions. Meet the narcissistic inventor of the bulletproof vest who "endangered as many lives as he saved" 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z The word “apotropaic,” which derives from a Greek word meaning “to turn away,” refers to ritual practices intended to deflect malignant influences. Witch Houses of the Hudson Valley 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z In fact, the task force handles quotidian misdeeds like regular gentlemen, and the way Malone deflects an all-out gang war is genius. Unmasking Magic and Murder in the Best New Crime 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Two hours is too generous a running time for this film’s sprawling mess of a plot, which uses Reynolds’s story line to deflect from a cliché narrative with a cringe-worthy romantic side plot. ‘Spirited’ Review: A Whole Lot of Humbug 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z For instance, one scene in the film shows a news conference at which Mr. Rumsfeld recited his “unknown unknowns” memo as a way of deflecting questions about whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. ‘The Unknown Known’ Explores How Rumsfeld Sees Himself 2014-03-28T17:00:01Z By manipulating photons, they've discovered a way of making them react with and deflect each other, essentially forming a new type of matter. From hoverboards to lightsabers: five film inventions in the works 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Her death-obsessed character functions in the film as a kind of perversely adorable memento mori, deflecting the looming specter of sentimentality and providing a constant reminder that not all change is for the good. DVD: ?Meet Me in St. Louis,? on Blu-Ray 2011-12-09T21:48:05Z It’s a very likable quality in a person, but not ideal in an interviewee, and he deploys the device to deflect attention from anything he’d rather not say. Michael Fassbender: ‘I was a bit of a worrywart. I’ve tried to work on that’ 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Displays of outrage, he saw, deflect us from deeper truths. Perspective | Anger at Donald Trump may turn great artists into political cartoonists. It’s happened before. 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z And when he sings a music-hall song to defuse a cafe riot, we see someone who has long used words to deflect violence and charm protectors. Review: In His Last Years, Oscar Wilde Is Far From ‘The Happy Prince’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Welfare science deflects attention away from moral concerns over animal captivity, because it stays focused on immediate welfare challenges and provides a nice veneer of scientific and thus ethical acceptability to the overall endeavor. Are zoo animals happy? There’s a simple empathy test we can apply 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z I say this because I was quite struck by your declaration that you repress and deflect emotion, and seldom tell this man “anything about myself.” My New Boyfriend Stinks (Quite Literally) 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z A manicured lawn can act as a mirror, reflecting heat to surrounding plants, whereas native plants absorb and deflect that heat. What to do after extreme heat wrecks your garden 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z But Trump knows how to hold his own against angry activists — or, at least, he knows how to deflect their questions. Donald Trump is even more of a monster than you think: Why his golf courses are environmental disasters 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z And in one scene a torrent of bullets deflected, with ping noises, off a chain-link fence. My favourite Bond film: GoldenEye 2012-09-26T08:00:13Z But asked for her personal feelings about Mr. Trump, Ms. Perez deflected. Lil Wayne and Kodak Black Among 4 Hip-Hop Figures Trump Pardoned 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z He complained, but soon “realized what I was saying and doing, as a professional, was being disregarded or deflected,” he said. Howard Theatre insiders detail a chaotic operation, with bounced checks and unpaid vendors 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Because of a substance called "cavorite", which deflects the force of gravity. Mark Gatiss: Rocket man 2010-10-11T20:30:00Z A stepped-up demand for vests, blazers and hoodies tough enough to deflect a .22-caliber blast but sleek enough for a night of clubbing suggests that body armor is not just for the security-conscious. 2010-01-21T08:08:00Z As early as 1827, the editors of Freedom’s Journal, one of the country’s first black newspapers, warned that all the deflecting and deferring could only sustain a terrible accommodation for so long. How Fugitive Slaves Exposed the Idea of the ‘United’ States as a Lie 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z When asked whether he should apologize, Mr. Parker deflected the question. Nate Parker Deflects Questions About His Past to Push ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in Toronto 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Former Fox colleagues say Shine excelled at deflecting confrontation, both with Ailes and with others at the network. ‘Working for one guy’: Bill Shine’s journey from Ailes enforcer to Trump producer 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Dismayed: Imagine the patience and resilience you’d need, though, to deflect this bunch of boundary-tramplers: “My what a personal question,” “Why do you ask?” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Teen daughter wants space from parents but is upset when they give her space 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The interviews are awkward, and Kelly is deflecting in each of them. Kodak Black Grapples With Tough Questions in His Music, but Nowhere Else 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Putin, having already deflected the best efforts of Fox's former employee Kelly twice, may have expected a relatively smooth run. Chris Wallace takes on Vladimir Putin, and is not outfoxed 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z And that is an effective way to deflect the persistent fear that art is a game played by educated virtuosos for the amusement of the moneyed classes. Perspective | The real Turner art prize is the aesthetic riddle we pondered along the way 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z “It’s off-base to ascribe an intent to deflect in these ‘Hamilton’ tweets,” argues Gabriel Kahn, a journalism professor at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication. Were Trump’s ‘Hamilton’ tweets ‘weapons of mass distraction’? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z When asked about his podcasting future, Tai at first jokingly deflects the question. These Young Podcasters Are Growing Up on Mic 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Tired of Deflecting: Everyone who just read this is now tired of deflecting, too. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: By using fake online profiles to dig up dirt, mother shows her true face 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Though Thompson has politely deflected past queries about whether he and Mitchell would ever reunite, he finally fulfilled the wishes of longtime fans. ‘S.N.L.’ Mocks Herschel Walker Ahead of Georgia’s Senate Vote 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z At the Novaya Opera Theater, Ms. Phillips’s family tree was hung on a backstage bulletin board to deflect charges of cultural carpetbagging. A Descendant’s Daring Homage to Pushkin 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Often those people do what the soldiers treated at Homecoming do: They repress; they deflect; they crate up their feelings in a box. Review: ‘Homecoming’ Is Military, Industrial and Complex 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Dear Miss Manners: Why is it more polite to evade, deflect or dance around annoying or unwanted behavior? Perspective | Miss Manners: Using manners can look very similar to ‘being handled’ 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z It's no feat to deflect attention from yourself when you look that good, but Clooney brought zero ego to the podium. The Emmys' most memorable moments 2010-08-30T12:20:00Z Hentoff deflects the criticism, and a gentle push might have been warranted here. 'Pleasures of Being Out of Step' a brisk look at Nat Hentoff 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z His throws are quick and sharp, including the one that accidentally careened into his father’s IV pole; my brother deftly deflected it with the arm free of the line delivering his daily food. Motherlode Blog: When a Game of Catch Is All a Father Has Left 2013-06-16T12:28:06Z Cowell, 53, also was asked about unconfirmed reports of his impending fatherhood, but he deflected the question, first with a joke and then by citing privacy concerns. Cowell says new 'X Factor' panel reflects music's 'girl's world' 2013-08-02T02:37:41Z Under the direction of Ryan Cunningham, Morrison’s favored rhythm is one of sustained escalation, his energy rising like the shriek of a teapot until it’s eventually deflected into a non sequitur. ‘Sugar Daddy’ Review: The Grief Comes Out in Laughs 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z This was vintage Kent, deflecting attention from himself, just like his spare prose, which keeps the light on his characters. What novelist Kent Haruf taught me about writing and life 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z When asked about God by Jimmy Kimmel, Sanders deflected, saying, “what my spirituality is about, is that we’re all in this together.” The popularity of Bernie Sanders speaks volumes about Americans’ rejection of organized religion 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z These shows are funny for different reasons, but, in each case, comedy isn’t used to deflect or hide feelings of anger, suspicion, or despair. “BoJack Horseman” and the Comedy of Despair 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Many deflected or ignored questions about the episode entirely. Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock After Academy Condemns His Slap 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The last element, in particular, deflects attention from the unequal contest between the 87-year-old Mr. Taylor and his younger self to the unequal contest between Mr. Taylor’s best work and the latest effort by whomever. Review: Paul Taylor Classics Outshine New Dances (His and Others’) 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z The new research also highlights how virtual assistants are programmed to respond to harassment with the deflecting, tight-grinned replies last heard from a Mad Men receptionist. Alexa, why does the brave new world of AI have all the sexism of the old one? 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z They are the counterweight to those who hide or disguise and deflect. Heads up: The meaning of being bald 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Unlike most of her upcoming tour of the U.S. and Europe, Buniatishvili’s Seattle debut won’t provide her other musicians to deflect attention. Khatia Buniatishvili brings Chopin program to UW 2013-02-28T23:50:09Z Here's a novel way to try deflecting attention from a movie you think portrays you unfairly: the day it opens, go on Oprah and announce a $100 million gift to the Newark, N.J. school system. 'The Social Network': A Pie in the Facebook 2010-09-24T18:50:00Z They anticipate and deflect complaints about their lack of originality by acknowledging it. REVIEW: 22 Jump Street Goes Meta on Your Ass 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z His initial strategy for deflecting me was simple: "It isn't a show, it's a concept album. Maybe the show will come after the album?" The birth of 'Hamilton,' told by the man who was in the room where it happened 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Thoughts on deflecting — or not firing off — casual insults. @Work Advice: No good way to say it. Deflecting—or not firing—casual insults. He instantly notes the "Beverley" misspelling, then tries to deflect attention by noting how Berman lived in "the ZIP code you want in Beverly Hills" but the wrong neighborhood. 'The Jinx' finale recap: 'Killed them all, of course' 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z He ripped through them like divine wrath, his mere touch reducing the Mogadorians to ash as he deflected every blast with perfect telekinesis. Teen book club: Lorien Legacies Competition 2012-08-03T07:00:00Z “They deflect a lot of mistakes and bad lighting,” she said. Time to Break Out the Lipstick 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z If Mrs. Mellon’s furniture often seemed, as Mr. Everett said, intended to look as though it had been “brought down from the attic,” her jewelry was designed almost to deflect attention. Inside Bunny Mellon’s World 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z When Mara seemed uncomfortable, he deflected by explaining, “I’m a toe guy; your toes are fine.” Kate Mara fends off sexist comments in “Fantastic Four” interview: A reminder that being creepy to a woman is not a “compliment” 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z “Simon, sorry to deflect away from that,” he says. Rio Ferdinand: ‘I used to drink 10 pints then move on to vodka’ 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z She cracked a joke and changed the subject, leaning on what seems to be a favorite way of deflecting attention: “Anyway.” The Carpetbagger: The Laser-Focused Director 2013-01-03T15:00:54Z This was Stewart in his comfort zone, the object of mockery and the subject of his own self-deprecation, deflecting his own glory on to others. Jon Stewart's final Daily Show was a humble affair – like the man himself 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Unusually for a Hollywood showman, Fowley almost seemed to deflect success, promoting careers but showing scant profit for his talent-scouting skills. Kim Fowley's Hollywood funeral draws stars, L.A. music insiders 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Some diners said that tips allow business owners to deflect the responsibility for paying a living wage. To Tip, or Not to Tip? 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z But Parton is a master of deflecting one-liners, slaking people's curiosity by leaving them laughing. Dolly Parton: 'I may look fake but I'm real where it counts' 2011-08-21T19:00:00Z But if that subject has a history of adding nothing relevant to a story and is known to use live news feeds to obfuscate, deflect, and broadcast lies, this adds nothing of value to coverage. The impeachment party is in full swing with the media as its unprepared host 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Branding the long postwar era as an epoch of relative peace is disingenuous, and not just because it deflects attention from the significant death and agony that actually did occur and still does. An American century of carnage: Measuring violence in a single superpower world 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z For me, the emphasis on fixity as a measure of authenticity, as implied by the Foundation’s “core tenets,” deflects attention from the emotional probing that makes Gonzalez-Torres’s art so moving. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z She wanted to deflect celebrity, to minimize the odds that she’d be interrupted by strangers when she and Pedro journeyed through their neighborhood. Frances McDormand, True to Herself in HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’ 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z It's a double whammy, a way to marshal celebrity wattage for good deeds and deflect any accusations of privileged navel-gazing. The Carpetbagger: Doing Good (and Burnishing Images, Too) 2013-01-15T19:16:44Z A tapestry titled “An Accident” conjures such abuse with a monumental close-up of an injured hand while its title echoes the excuse that battered victims, and batterers alike, typically use to deflect scrutiny. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Eno's ambient music aspires to deflect attention, to slip into the perceptual background. The Playlist: Ed Sheeran Returns With a Foot in the Past and an Eye on the Future 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z So, deflect them with the truth and with absolute confidence that you owe them nothing further. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When friends dismiss your problems, tell them where it hurts 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z And when asked, he deflects with considerable skill. David Tennant: 'My bedpost really has very few notches' ? interview 2011-08-19T21:58:02Z While there is no deception, Eton is not mentioned much in Double Edge's publicity, in an attempt to deflect prejudice. Edinburgh festival fringe: Eton College turns heads, and careers 2012-08-04T09:47:21Z He also has become the show’s entertaining id, channeling and deflecting our own dark thoughts about this lopsided spectacle. | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': 1 Radioactive Bite, 8 Legs and 183 Previews 2011-06-15T02:30:06Z It's obvious, however, that Ken isn't going to be deflected. Lovesong by Alex Miller 2010-10-02T13:44:00Z Polanski, however, deflected any suggestion that any parallels exist with his own life. Cannes 2013: Roman Polanski says fight for female equality is 'a great pity' 2013-05-25T15:13:48Z He would go dark and fall out of communication and then deflect onto me when I would ask him why. Perspective | Ask Amy: Lies about alcohol abuse, dating apps cause breakup. Remorse follows. 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z But now filming has begun, producers have switched strategy and are announcing details impossible to keep secret – presumably, to sate fans and deflect attention from the big stuff. Who's in store 2013-04-10T15:22:22Z After years of deflecting questions about when we'd "tie the knot", why am I being asked when I'll be starting a family? How to have a feminist wedding 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z This sends her running off to the privacy of her room, deflecting Tormund along the way, who watches as Jaime follows her. "Game of Thrones" recap: "The Last of the Starks" wasn't the best 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z She deflected, too, an attempt to have her define her aesthetic point of view. Mia Yoo Steps Into Ellen Stewart?s Shoes at La MaMa 2011-10-15T22:30:24Z He knows this, and it's a convenient way of deflecting the issue away from the here and now. City of wood 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z I practice things to say to deflect the questions such as: Why do you ask? I say too much too soon 2012-12-11T01:00:00Z Afterward, she finds herself in a midnight meeting with Fischer himself, deflecting his paranoid ravings by singing Buddy Holly songs at full throttle until just before dawn. Patti Smith, Survivor 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z “Hmm, Martine licks her lips and thinks,” said the artist, playfully appropriating the tone of a celebrity interview while deflecting the question. A Shape-Shifting Woman Plays All the Parts 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z You would gossip about love and money, and deflect when asked about your past. On the Trail of a Lover Boy in the Age of Enlightenment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Yet Seeger often deflected attention from himself, and threw it back on his audience. Pete Seeger delivered the news for generations 2014-01-28T22:14:00Z I like using Benji to deflect some of the attention off me. Adriene Mishler: ‘Focus on three things intimately rather than 300 things half-arsed’ 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z He claims to have fallen in love with Vonnie at first sight; she deflects his ardent declarations with the confession that she’s already in a relationship. Youthful Illusions in Woody Allen’s “Café Society” 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z In an attempt to deflect attention from his mounting legal woes, Bill Cosby released an upbeat video to promote his ongoing comedy tour. Watch Bill Cosby's Video Message to Fans 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Luke’s impenetrable skin deflects bullets like an M1 tank knocks away hail pellets, and his fists slam back just as hard. “Luke Cage” star Mike Colter: “If I was a little boy today, I’d fantasize about being able to be shot and not be killed” 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z In those chaotic moments, fingers immediately pointed to Mr. Beatty as the culprit; on Tuesday, he issued a statement deflecting questions and asking that Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the academy president, clarify what happened. 2 PwC Accountants in Oscars Mix-Up Won’t Be Back, Academy Says 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Zimmerman is certainly available for the job, though he deflects when asked. He lost to George Santos. Now he’s trying to make up for it. 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Lighting silk is cloth used to soften or deflect artificial light or sunlight during shooting and is sometimes stretched over a lightweight metal or plastic frame. Injured actress leaves Good Wife 2012-08-14T08:18:44Z Whenever the video artist and director Netia Jones takes a bow on stage, she deflects the audience's attention back towards the musicians with whom she collaborates. London Sinfonietta/Jones – review 2012-11-25T12:17:23Z Bringing the accusers into a presidential-debate town hall was nothing but hate-theater: a counterpunch to deflect criticism of Trump’s own shameful history with women. When Trump went low, Steve Bannon found a new direction: Lower. 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z “When you say ‘authentic,’” Mr. Esfahani said, “when you say ‘period,’ when you say ‘historical performance,’ there’s so many layers of criticism that you deflect.” Making the Harpsichord Modern Again 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Most of all, though, our hero is attempting to deflect a persistent emissary from the royal family, who want him to stage a concert for the prince’s birthday. Paolo Sorrentino: ‘I never use a crude approach to showing the naked bodies of older people’ 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Much of his running commentary is defensive, anticipating and deflecting judgment, but he offers it so matter-of-factly, with a self-awareness edged with self-mockery, that it’s disarming, inclusive. Dance Review: Keith Hennessey?s ?Almost? at Abrons Arts Center - Review 2012-01-14T01:00:28Z For years, major period brands, including P&G’s sanitary towel Always, have advertised absorbency by using a bright blue liquid, as if to deflect us from what would actually be soaking a pad. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z She had in her eye a sparkle that deflected deference and inspired insolence, freedom, the turbulence of life that she liked so much and that she will long make us like.” Jeanne Moreau, Femme Fatale of French New Wave, Is Dead at 89 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z I would deflect things and make people laugh. Q&A: 'Frasier' Star and Broadway Actor David Hyde Pierce 2010-10-15T09:05:00Z Self-satisfied and too slick by half, “Boundaries” projects a sheen of artifice that deflects any genuine engagement with the story. Review: A Father and Daughter Renegotiate ‘Boundaries’ 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z This is a classic attempt to deflect attention from ingrained inequality and instead on to women themselves, and leans heavily on the sexist stereotype of catty, “pbitchy” women. 10 myths that blame women for sexism 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z That manufactured importance is another way of deflecting criticism; semiology and sociology aren’t a matter of aesthetics. There Is No “Genius of the System” 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z One joke I’ll give away is that they’re passing a funding bill to create the ships to send up to deflect the comet. Q&A: Adam McKay on the lessons of the 2000 recount 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Gethers delivered his usual polite deflecting line: Have your agent send it to me. Waitress Is One of Many New Writers With Big Book Deals 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Your bond with him, technically, is unaffected; you deflected the pass, as your duty to your friend required. Carolyn Hax: Loyalties come into focus when a friend’s wife flirts 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z “Almost all of his answers are designed to deflect and manipulate,” Mr. Morris said in our conversation. ‘The Unknown Known’ Explores How Rumsfeld Sees Himself 2014-03-28T17:00:01Z For a man for whom accountability hasn’t been a strong suit, this pronouncement is both extremely troubling and completely obvious, a position statement of shrugging and deflecting. Chris Brown Releases a New Album, ‘X’ 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z “So she’s like our pet celebrity. Everyone has kind of adopted her and refers to her by her first name. She’s ours now. In a community like this, you either absorb or deflect.” Taylor Swift Is Summering in Rhode Island. Locals Just Shake It Off. 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z And it appears that O’Reilly is aware of that — and using that fact to deflect responsibility for his role in his own firing. Bill O’Reilly blames the “far left” for his firing from Fox News 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z He taught Trump that whatever they say about you, deflect. Nathan Lane: ‘I have played a lot of morally questionable people 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z How else to explain why he thought he would deflect speculation about his absence of a spouse by living with his mother, and taking her as his date to company events? Lord Browne: 'I thought being gay was basically wrong' 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s not exactly a rousing endorsement of PP, nor will it likely deflect scrutiny from its future maneuverings, but it’s amazing nonetheless. The tyranny of pink 2012-05-30T11:45:00Z Diana, for her part, deftly deflects my concerns. She Slipped Past My Age Filter 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z He's intrigued when he witnesses the shooting of a priest, who is saved when the bullet deflects off his cross. Crime fiction: mysteries by Attica Locke, Dan Fesperman and Robert Olen Butler 2012-10-10T22:24:04Z She is criticizing the men you see because deflecting is the easiest way for her to cope with the impact of her choices. Perspective | Ask Amy: Spouse sees marriage consumed by differences 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Camp responded, employing Mr. Stewart’s old tactic of deflecting political comments by saying he’s just a comic looking for laughs. An American Comic on a Russian Channel: What He Avoids Speaks Volumes 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s as if Knight were deflecting the mockery that the movie deserves with the solemnity of its subject matter. “Serenity,” Reviewed: An Earnestly Absurd Film-Noir Grab-Bag 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z A group of women deflect each others’ kindness in increasingly self-effacing ways — “Look at your cute little dress!” How to best end a comedy sketch? It’s hard to go wrong with gruesome death. 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z He did not try to defend or deflect. Books of The Times: ‘Paterno’ by Joe Posnanski, a Biography of the Coach 2012-08-20T16:25:26Z Like a garden-variety con man, “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King” relies on razzle-dazzle to deflect from an emptiness of insight. ‘Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King’ Review: Coins and Misdemeanors 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z No arch one-liners to deflect attention, no glib protestations that it was all just a joke, not to be taken seriously. Dorian Gray's true picture of Oscar Wilde 2010-04-29T09:01:00Z Charged particles are deflected by magnetic fields as they race across space, making it hard, or impossible, to retrace their route and locate their cosmic birthplace. The hunt for neutrinos in the Antarctic 2011-01-23T00:05:49Z The uniformly dark colors and generous silhouettes serve the sole purpose of covering up and deflecting attention from the body. Plus-Size Fashion Moves Beyond the Muumuu 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Harder, too, to deflect or smother the charge that the promotion of low-fat diets was a 40-year fad, with disastrous outcomes, conceived of, authorised, and policed by nutritionists. The sugar conspiracy | Ian Leslie 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Fox masks Julia’s considerable pain while also deflecting the taunts the witnesses are shouting at her. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Julian Kemp, the writer and director, tries to deflect attention from a thin script with a constant stream of storytelling devices: fake commercials, Barbie-doll dioramas, old movie clips, a talking stuffed elephant. | 'My Last Five Girlfriends': Ladies Loved 2010-05-11T23:13:00Z Australia's Communications Minister Stephen Conroy sought to deflect calls for more media regulation, telling journalists that a looming investigation by Australia's independent regulator should be allowed to happen without political interference. Australian DJs break silence over UK royal prank tragedy 2012-12-10T07:53:45Z Jeremy said he quickly tagged the date as going nowhere romantically and shifted gears accordingly, repeatedly deflecting the discussion back to Jennifer. Date Lab: She may be as close as you can get to being a professional dater 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z It was a neat trick, one that was beginning to exasperate me—Stevens would deflect a challenge through flattery. An Unexpected Letter from John Paul Stevens, Shakespeare Skeptic 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “Off the charts” became a West family joke over the years – I always deflected it, saying it was because of my giant brain – but I absorbed the message nonetheless. The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Instead, it asks if denying the highly probable truth of an old evil is justified in order to deflect a newer evil: people like Brenda Goodsen. Theater Review: ?The Soap Myth,? at the Black Box Theater 2012-04-03T22:09:44Z “And that requires an actor of tremendous skill, because he’s deflecting so much, so much of the time.” ‘Masters of Sex’ Recalls the Work of Masters and Johnson 2013-07-27T05:49:04Z VT: Most creationists seem pretty adept at deflecting the evidence for evolution. Former Christian fundamentalist: Science robbed me of my faith 2013-09-09T00:00:00Z Mr. Stobart deflected the compliment: “I think it’s way too illustrative, my work, and that’s because I’m trying to be a businessman and an artist.” John Stobart, Celebrated Maritime Painter, Dies at 93 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Her experience is a powerful lesson for us all in these confrontational times, showing us how to deflect and deflate the vitriol — and find a way to communicate effectively with our most fervent opponents. Perspective | As a Westboro Baptist member, she preached hate. Then she found understanding — through Twitter. 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Frankie talks pronouns with Sam, who deflects the subject with jokes. On ‘Better Things,’ a Small Story Goes Out With a Big Bang 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Part of what’s exciting is how the filmmakers marshal genre in the service of their ideas, using film form to deflect, tease and surprise. ‘Bacurau’ Review: Life and Death in a Small Brazilian Town 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Understand if your guide doesn’t talk about herself too much or gently deflects personal questions. How to be the kind of tourist that tour guides love 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z In the past, she’s tried to fight and deflect it, sometimes by lashing out at others. Sinead O’Connor is still in one piece 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z I'm disappointed he's chosen the South Bank – it seems like a rather obvious and actorly way of deflecting from the personal. Riz Ahmed: actor, rapper, ranter 2013-04-27T08:00:00Z Kiran said Mr. Otedola was furious that she had spurned his entreaties to rekindle their relationship, and used them as scapegoats to deflect attention from the website’s embarrassing rumors. How to Date a Lot of Billionaires 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z There was speculation that the marriage was an effort to deflect attention from investigations into allegations by a 13-year-old boy that Mr. Jackson had molested him. Lisa Marie Presley, Singer-Songwriter and Daughter of Elvis, Dies at 54 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z He continues, moreover, to walk a fine line between deflecting the internet’s bewilderment and humouring it. Feline confident? Cats' last-minute dash to the cinema 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z She deflected the question sweetly, taking her time to answer. Cassie's constant disappearing acts merely fuel her mystique 2012-11-30T17:00:00Z It’s sweet, it’s censored, it deflects from the stitches, the rollercoaster emotions, the stuff that’s harder for everyone to say or to hear. Pushed to the limit: six birth stories from around the world 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z He shifted approvingly when key points were made, and deflected the negative with airy remarks about Tolstoy or Shakespeare. What a creative writing course taught me 2013-01-18T10:58:24Z That Harrison’s works do not deflect from this trove is part of their success. Counterpublic in St. Louis Pushes the Public-Art Envelope 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z To keep the peace, as children and into adulthood, I deflected or ignored her cruel actions or remarks. Perspective | Miss Manners: Calling a grown sibling ‘mean’ won’t help the situation 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Bureaucratese is a maddeningly viral kind of Unspeak engineered to deflect blame, complicate simple ideas, obscure problems, and perpetuate power relations. 10 of the worst examples of management-speak 2013-04-25T13:01:55Z Meanwhile, the Cuomo administration’s efforts to keep data secret, deflect any blame over outbreaks at nursing home and brush off questions about whether the state’s policies worsened any outbreaks has made families suspicious. Fox weather forecaster Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z I gripped my hands in a baseball batting stance to deflect a ball using a mannequin’s leg. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, an Action-Adventure Game 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z In this era of unfolding environmental catastrophe, however, Adams’s images — so pristine, fastidious and preposterously hygienic — simply deflect my eyes. Review | I used to think Ansel Adams’s photographs were boring. This exhibition changed that. 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Shorter joined the second Miles Davis Quintet in 1964, after deflecting Davis’s overtures for several years out of loyalty to Blakey. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Just pretend that your partner is your 'friend', as was done for generations, and gently deflect any questions about marriage and children? At Sea, and Seeking a Safe Harbor 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Next, deflect: “Too bad I’m not hungry right now,” or, “Wow, I wish I hadn’t just eaten lunch . . . I’m stuffed!” Perspective | Cookies are not the enemy: Smarter ways of thinking about food during the holidays 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Of course, during an interview they may ask, and I may deflect. They want to know your salary history. Do you have to tell them? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z I ask whether Shaw included poems that have particularly affected her, but she deflects this with talk of the canon. Fiona Shaw: 'I'm not frightened of hard words' 2012-07-17T18:01:00Z These people control the narrative, and they use that power to demonize victims of police force in a constant effort to deflect negative attention away from themselves. Who polices the police? 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z In interviews over the years, he consistently strove to deflect attention from himself and onto the art form he had served for so long. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Her sweet spot was deflecting from violence, but understanding the role it plays when it comes to protection. The lessons Lauryn Hill taught me 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Pat, Carmel, Calif. Two flight paths: You may generously deflect the ageist flavor of the question with a statement of competence. Social Q’s: The Downside of Dressing Sexy 2012-06-01T19:16:47Z Besides being a good way to deflect criticism, this lighthearted attitude also goes a long way toward insulating them from pomposity—it takes the edge off, as it were. How Coldplay became cool: Haters keep saying they’re too soft, too earnest, too dorky — and they still don’t care 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Then, as if to deflect attention from his craft, he declares Irish dining’s best asset to be “hospitality.” Review | In Dublin, Chapter One begins and ends with pampering 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z I use humor in the play to deflect and deepen the tragedy — it could be that doesn’t play the same in an operatic piece. The Emails Behind the Opera ‘Eurydice’ 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Confronted with the reality of his son's diagnosis, he and his wife still deflect questions about what schools the boys is applying to, running away from the truth that their child's less than perfect. “America is becoming more like Russia” says Russian-born novelist Gary Shteyngart 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z He deflects these criticisms, characteristically, through appeals to history. A Composer Finds the Old in the New 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z When speaking publicly, Silverman loves to deflect attention from himself and his role with the food. Rose’s Luxury chef Aaron Silverman masters the art of serious play She deflected and the next day told her supervisor that she no longer wanted to work alone with Mr. Meier at his home. 5 Women Accuse the Architect Richard Meier of Sexual Harassment 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z That’s what’s called deflecting, rather than targeting the true culprit — the true culprit whose personal dalliances are almost entirely irrelevant to the would-be presidency of his wife, 16 years later no less. Trump has somehow gotten more vile: It’s no wonder women don’t like him, and his new Hillary attack ad won’t help 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z She’s a loose woman trying to deflect blame from herself upon an innocent man. Todd Akin: Blame “Law & Order” 2012-08-23T15:56:00Z But TV's spring of diversity may be deflecting attention from larger forces at work. Broadcast networks touting diversity, at least in fall pilots 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Pollock’s drips were so extreme they stopped painting in its tracks, at least momentarily, deflecting some young ambitious artists, often painters, toward the use of actual objects, often along paths opened foremost by Mr. Johns. Review: Drips, Dropped: Pollock and His Impact 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z The piano player was probably shooting eyes darts at him only to see them get deflected by his freshly done makeover and spray-on tan. 'American Idol' Was Only Rock 'n' Roll But I Liked It 2010-03-17T17:10:00Z And how I can deflect things the next time that my mother lays a guilt trip on me? Fran Drescher reveals the role she turned down out of principle: "Who am I if not my word?" 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z That Mr. Tyler and Mr. Jackson went up to join him seemed like an act of good humor, but really it was chivalry, carefully deflecting an awkward moment. ArtsBeat: American Idol's Second Night Was Tolerable at Best 2011-01-21T09:25:31Z OK, but first, was it a blessing having massively successful siblings such as Michael and Janet out there on the frontline, deflecting a lot of the attention away from them? The Jacksons: 'People have tried to tear down our family name' 2013-02-21T18:57:00Z And he wasn't saying it the way misinformed people try deflect arguments against police violence, or to act like White on White crime doesn't exist. I failed my friend Dante Barksdale. We all failed him 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Redford deflected the question with the words: “I’m not into Oscars – not into that.” Robert Redford at Sundance: diversity comes out of the word 'independence' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Her sweet spot was deflecting from violence, but understanding the role it plays when it comes to protection. The lessons Lauryn Hill taught me 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z We have tried to politely deflect and indirectly decline to her each time, but we are at a loss. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: By using fake online profiles to dig up dirt, mother shows her true face 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Ms. Vilk, of PEN America, said that the legislation against cyberflashing is important, but it should not be used as an excuse by tech companies to deflect responsibility for users’ safety. What if There Were One Less Thing to Worry About Online? 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Like Bugs Bunny, who can deflect bullets and survive falling anvils, characters like Snooki can curse, get drunk, have promiscuous sex and buy a stripper pole, and never get seriously hurt. ArtsBeat: The TV Watch: 'Skins,' Sex and Foreign Affairs 2011-02-01T11:38:24Z For Paltrow, Harris’s emphasis on the effects of drug use on the fetus deflects attention from the myriad more pressing problems facing children born in poverty. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z There had to be a way to deflect the mortification, a universally understood shrug: What can you do? We call them ‘terrible twos’ (and worse), but toddlers are just learning how to be people 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The arguments deflect attention from a more pressing concern about e-commerce: the threat it poses to a brand’s traditional distribution network. Special Report: Watches: Watch Brands Signing on, Uneasily, for E-Tailing 2010-03-17T20:20:00Z When, over dinner, I asked a grandmother of three how she managed to stay beautiful, she deflected my question, saying, “I never discuss these things in front of my husband.” Frenchwomen?s Secrets to Aging Well 2010-07-14T21:00:00Z At the same time, the movie cautiously averts and deflects any notion of a politically polarized country—as if in fear of cutting off half of its potential audience. “Long Shot,” Reviewed: A Timid Political Rom-Com with the Politics Removed 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z There have been signs that Emhoff will take steps to avoid deflecting the spotlight from the biggest marquee name in his marriage. Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, is making history as America’s first male vice-presidential spouse 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Not only do they avoid openly listing phone numbers, they often set up lines of defense — such as computerized option menus or live receptionists — to deflect unwanted calls if you do get their number. Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z Note, however, that West should have dropped his eight or nine under the ace to try to deflect declarer. Bridge: Life Master Pairs and Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Winners 2013-12-15T22:04:41Z At a time of inexorable polarization, Lincoln permitted neither racist smears nor radical pieties to deflect his own antislavery purpose. John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: A Study in Contrasts 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Costner, with his knack for grumpy understatement, manages both to dominate the film and to deflect attention from himself. Review: In ‘McFarland, USA,’ Kevin Costner Coaches Cross-Country Runners 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z At the same time, the show doesn’t use humor to deflect its sadness but leans fully into both, like an inappropriate joke told at a wake. ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’ Review: Half-Siblings, Whole Family 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Showtime upped the ante on Monday with a surprise visit by Lynch himself, who himself availed for a scant 15 minutes to eloquently deflect efforts to glean any substantive information about the show’s new storyline. My log has something to tell you: David Lynch’s waxes surreal for Showtime’s 2017 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Some candidates open up with their answers, while others deflect, dodge and disappoint. A number of Democrats running for president are kind of weird about food 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Usefully, however, it’s symptomatic of the kind of quip-bait that deflects responsibility onto handy targets rather than taking a good hard look at the mirror. Who is Bill Maher kidding? Blaming “racist Asians” for the all-white acting Oscars might be the most disingenuous response yet 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Gethers delivered his usual polite, deflecting line: have your agent send it to me. On the Menu: Manuscripts 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The trees are painted white up to the point where the branches shade the trunk, to better deflect the damaging ultraviolet rays that also scorch my pale, delicate skin if I'm not careful and covered. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Or worse, hasn’t the term become a manipulative attempt to deflect judgment? Connections: Two New Books About Anti-Semitism 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z Though Stewart deflected many questions with sarcasm or jokes, the interview was nonetheless fascinating — by virtue of what was and was not stated. Hillary Clinton is a “little hawkish for me”: 16 fascinating facts we learned from Jon Stewart 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Many Swedish rappers, especially Einar’s peers from neighborhoods like Rinkeby at the end of Stockholm’s subway lines, feel as if they are being used to deflect attention from politicians struggling to deal with crime. After a Star’s Killing, Sweden Struggles With ‘Gangster Rap’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z He rarely gives interviews, and even then deflects most personal questions with generalised observations. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z Ripa deflects with a joke about how pals such as Zucker always lend a hand by saying nice things about her when her contract is up for negotiation. Kelly Ripa has made a career of being herself. Where does she go from here? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z But all this is more of a narrative than an explanation, and it seems notable that Knausgaard frequently refers to Geir’s role, as if to deflect some responsibility. Why Name Your Book After Hitler's? 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z So, I now realize I was just a shiny object to dangle and deflect as usual. Kathy Griffin is used to the death threats now. And she’s not backing down 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Any resemblance to a Shakespeare tragedy is acknowledged, and deflected. ‘Empire,’ a Terrence Howard Drama on Fox 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z “Fox & Friends” deflected responsibility to the Senate: “As Congress Spars, President Focuses on Jobs,” one chyron read. Watching ‘Fox & Friends,’ Trump Sees a Two-Way Mirror 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z But she also noted that “with certain outlets and certain reporters it is an uphill battle” to deflect focus away from her and onto her film and its cast. Angelina Jolie?s First Directing Effort Is Serious 2011-12-06T23:28:47Z It is a common observation in the security business that in hardening a particular facility against perpetrators, you may deflect attack to a more opportune location. Against security 2012-09-02T18:00:00Z It may be his awkward way of deflecting the emotion. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Oh, brother! A widowed dad makes sexist jokes about dating. 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Ms. Miller deflected any questions about gender in topical comedy before they could be asked. Chelsea Handler: Impulsive, Provocative and Streaming on Netflix 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The airline industry deflected threats of federal sanctions with assurances that they would address the issue themselves. On the Road: Fewer Tarmac Delays, More Flight Cancellations 2010-05-04T02:32:00Z Plus, she has superpowers, most notably those conferred by a set of wristlets that allow her to deflect dangerous projectiles and send them hurtling back at the source. Can We Build a Better Blockbuster? Wonder Woman Points a Way Forward 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z I want superpowers that make me untouchable, able to outrun, leap over, and deflect pain. Shattered by childbirth 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z They are quite practiced at deflecting engagement or criticism and at pretending their most hateful rhetoric is being misinterpreted. ‘White Noise’ Review: Hearing Dog Whistles Loud and Clear 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z He accused the estate of trying to keep the family's disagreements at the forefront to deflect attention away from questions about the will. Feud continues to roil Michael Jackson's family 2012-07-25T14:02:13Z Soon after, Raddatz tried to bring Trump back to the topic after he deflected the matter. In debate, Trump takes on moderators almost as much as Clinton 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z He has broad shoulders, straw-colored hair and a large white cowboy hat to deflect the river’s bright glare. Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Setting the proper workout pace, or the distribution of energy during exercise, deflects boredom and fatigue, syncs body and mind, and enables the everyday exerciser to keep pushing the envelope. To make the most of a workout, experts say set the proper pace 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z In short, any and all criticism is warranted if the subject of that criticism doesn’t have enough talent to deflect it. Male critics on female bodies: Tara Erraught, Liza Minnelli and intelligent reviewing No matter how much he tried to deflect attention elsewhere, it managed to open Pat’s front door, invite itself in, grab a chair, and make itself at home. How Pat Conroy and I became lifelong best friends 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Rejecting or deflecting an admiring comment, rather than acting as simple self-effacement, also serves a very basic and useful social function: it keeps the conversation going. The Hidden Benefits of Not Taking a Compliment 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The rule would also define “controllable cancellation and delay,” making it harder for airlines to deflect responsibility. Cash for Delayed or Canceled Flights? What to Know About Biden’s Plan. 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z |
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