diverted

The cartoon diverted the children.

The crowd was greatly diverted with the performance.

an aircraft has diverted and will be with you shortly.

more of their advertising budget was diverted into promotions.

A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.

A loud noise from the street diverted my attention.

He diverted himself into a new field of study.

Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.

My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.

Traffic will be diverted while the road is under repair.

land has been diverted from residential use.

He was trained as an actor, but diverted to diplomacy.

Traffic is being diverted onto a side road because of the accident.

They diverted the plane to another airport because of the weather.

The children were immensely diverted by his funny stories.

he diverted an estimated £1,500,000 into ‘phantom’ bank accounts.

These reactions can conserve three of every four carbons diverted to glycolate by forming triose.

Money collected through taxes is often diverted from the purpose for which it was intended.

The train was diverted to Cambridge because of engineering works on the main line.

Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic.