digressive
Example Sentences
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The long, digressive rural idyll “NN” follows a sophisticated city dweller’s return to the village of his childhood country house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
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
Reporting on this impact is far more helpful than digressive debates over the exact meaning of the word "fascist."
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025
It’s more digressive than a sitcom, more serial than a sketch comedy.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
She usually told a digressive story about a lost purse, but hitherto had never succeeded in getting to the point, if there was one.
From The Bishop's Secret by Hume, Fergus
