veer off
Frequency: 7.310.1 per million words
to change direction and leave the current path
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Examples (20)
- The car veered off the road and crashed into a tree.
- The car veered off the road, narrowly missing a tree.
- The aircraft had to veer off its course due to unexpected turbulence.
- The small plane suddenly veered off its flight path due to strong turbulence.
- During the debate, the speaker frequently veered off the main topic.
- The discussion began to veer off topic, and the moderator had to intervene.
- We must ensure our plans do not veer off from our original objectives.
- The cyclist was forced to veer off the pavement to avoid a collision with a pedestrian.
- The conversation began to veer off into personal anecdotes.
- If the weather worsens significantly, the ship will have to veer off course and seek shelter.
- If you let your attention wander, you might veer off the path.
- Drivers must be careful not to veer off the slippery track, especially in wet conditions.
- The truck suddenly veered off the highway to avoid a pedestrian.
- Without warning, the runaway train veered off the rails, causing widespread panic.
- His latest novel seems to veer off into experimental territory.
- Sometimes, my thoughts just veer off in unexpected directions, making it hard to concentrate.
- The boat was forced to veer off its route to navigate around the storm.
- The conversation has veered off its original purpose, and we need to refocus.
- Don't let your emotions make you veer off from your rational decision.
- Watch out, the truck might veer off due to the sudden gust of strong winds.