Diverging

Examples

• One or two promised; and Christian, diverging from his direct path, turned round to the right with his companions towards the Quiet Woman. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The branching and diverging dotted lines of unequal lengths proceeding from (A), may represent its varying offspring. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• From a diverging tunnel a sinuous, tawny form crept stealthily toward us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I am invested with no authority for diverging from them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Diverging to the footpath, I made for the first break that I could guess at, rather than see, in the hedge. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We may suppose that the numbered letters in italics represent genera, and the dotted lines diverging from them the species in each genus. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The men filed rapidly past me and entered the diverging corridor which I hoped would lead to safety. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• E is a diverging tube which receives the water injected by the jet of steam that condenses at I, and imparts to the water a portion of its speed in proportion to the pressure of the boiler. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Thus the varieties or modified descendants of the common parent (A), will generally go on increasing in number and diverging in character. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• By diverging a little I can make my way home the same as yours. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

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