digress
Example Sentences
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If David Nihill was a philosopher, his credo might be “I digress, therefore I am.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
If we really want to talk about moral failings, perhaps we should ask predatory lenders to join the chat—but I digress.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2024
That may be going a bit too far, but I digress.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
Not as good the next day when the 49ers got Young, a better player, for only a third-rounder, but we digress.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing digress
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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Grade 11, List 1
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