digressive
Example Sentences
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The titular hero begins his digressive story with a comic account of his own conception; at his birth his nose is accidentally smashed by the “man-midwife,” Dr. Slop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
During our digressive conversation, I learn, not surprisingly, that pretty much anybody who’s anybody resides in Clooney’s phone contact list.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
The movie doesn’t get bogged down in this kind of thing, but it does have a somber air and a looser, more digressive plot than its predecessor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
However, it appears that the 79-year-old president mixed up the two men when telling one of his digressive stories, this time about Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
The style is too generally loose, digressive and inexact; dates are seldom given; and discursiveness, verbosity and dogmatism are frequent faults.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
