veer off course

I veered off course looking for a place to land.

After that, the truck veered off course and came to a stop almost of its own accord.

He took a mulligan on his first shot, which veered off course.

Plans had a way of veering off course when the human element was involved.

She veered off course and turned right in the direction of the trees.

"Did the general explain to you why he was veering off course?"

He smiled at the thought of what might happen if the machine ever veered off course.

When the route is determined by computer, there's little chance of veering off course.

President Clinton, too, was a leader who could change when things veered off course.

"First, why was the missile not destroyed soon after it veered off course?"