digression

Example Sentences

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If not, the digressions into states of being could come off as a bit silly.

From New York Times

Complicité’s decision to foreground these freewheeling digressions is to be commended: This is not a conventional whodunit but, rather, a kind of fable.

From New York Times

These digressions initially seem like a miscalculation on West’s part.

From Los Angeles Times

Even so, you’ll find yourself leaning forward in your seat, the better to drink in a conversation rich in metaphors and dissections of metaphors, in semantic arguments, theological digressions and parabolic asides.

From Los Angeles Times

Vice News obtained clips that were not aired, including "numerous antisemitic sentiments from Ye" and "a strange and lengthy digression about 'fake children' he claimed were planted in his house."

From Salon