tangent

Example Sentences

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Later on, there’s a significant tangent into grainy video, a music performance that deserves to be left a surprise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At the same time, it was telling that a common reaction to Landry’s tangent was:

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

"Some of them will run straight, some of them will not start at all, some of them will go off on a tangent or bite each other," she explained.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

Maher tried to ask a follow-up after Conway went on a tangent about Hillary Clinton, whose presidential campaign ended almost eight years ago, before being interrupted.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

The line you get isn’t exactly the tangent line, but if the curve isn’t too bumpy, the two lines will be pretty close.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife