indirection
Example Sentences
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“The same hallmarks we listen for in Rorem’s music will be found in his essays a well: indirection, instinctive grace, intellectual aplomb, a lyrical line.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2022
There are two levels of indirection from the core business of Robinhood.
From The Verge • Mar. 22, 2022
Antrim’s writing here is brilliant in its indirection and compression.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021
These constitutional questions get messier as lawmakers add layers of legislative indirection.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2020
Back in Harlem, he had often liked to get at something through this kind of indirection.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
