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

While the second sentence of this quote is generally true, the first sentence is a non sequitur.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 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