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Meanings of divert the conversation in English

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Usage of divert the conversation in English
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He nodded and, to divert the conversation, 'She civilized me,' he explained.
Eyeless in Gaza
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And then to divert the conversation into less difficult channels, she added:-
The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields
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Her only parry was to divert the conversation back to the DijAssist.
The unincorporated man
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He made haste to divert the conversation into a safer channel.
Okewood of the Secret Service
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Poor Jeffreys winced before this random shot, and hastened to divert the conversation.
A Dog with a Bad Name
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And I'm not trying to divert the conversation away from me and my problems.
Tough customer: a novel
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Mr. Beebe saw it, and continued to divert the conversation.
A Room with a View
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This attempt to divert the conversation was too puerile, and Mrs. Honeychurch resented it.
A Room with a View
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I felt that I was, and hastened to divert the conversation into safer channels.
The Strand Magazine: Vol. 07, Issue 37, January, 1894. / An Illu...
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I said nothing, but tried desperately to think of something that might divert the conversation.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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Trying to divert the conversation with some little mind-game?
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
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I remembered something and dug into my pocket, glad for an excuse to divert the conversation.
The Name of the Wind
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The danger past, the artist thought it prudent to divert the conversation into some channel less exciting.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 06
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He thought he could be happy if he could but divert the conversation from its present awkward drift.
The Ghost of Guir House
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And then Muriel at his side managed with her feminine ingenuity to divert the conversation into a different channel.
The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love
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To divert the conversation, he said to Clementine: I have not yet shown you all the nice things I brought.
The Man With The Broken Ear
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