non sequitur
Example Sentences
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His answer, that cloud computing “is not intrinsically privileged in any case,” is a non sequitur.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
But then Will spoils the effect by digressing into a jarring non sequitur:
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
The latter was a bit of a non sequitur, however, given that the EU fine was tied to allegations of deceptive business practices, transparency issues, and a failure to provide public data to researchers.
From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025
The image was a total non sequitur to all but the most inveterate of social media scrollers, who immediately recognized the implications.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025
Spoon was, in fact, so excited that he skipped his customary non sequitur.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
