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Example sentences for: diverting

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Ernest Truex's two sons, Philip and James, were extremely diverting in their parts; and I was greatly touched by the spectacle of Philip Truex, in the part of the Prince of Wales, solemnly removing his crown during the singing of the National Anthem.”
Livingston's resignation has also backfired by diverting public attention from perjury back to sex.
Critics are amused but not impressed: It's an "energetic and diverting sports soap opera" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). Al Pacino plays an aging coach whose balance is upset when his two top quarterbacks get injured and he's forced to put in the untried Jamie Foxx--in a "standout performance" (Mike Clark, USA Today ). From here the film "develops into a kind of mega- Rocky " (Stephen Holden, the New York Times ) complete with crucial last-minute plays.
TDI's main challenge will be to show donors that an open-source project can keep members from diverting donated information back into the commercially lucrative diseases that affect patients in the West.
Artists' lives are often diverting but seldom illuminating.