tangent

Example Sentences

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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

I feel like cookbooks — I’m going off on a bit of a tangent, but maybe not — used to be the solution to problems.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

I had a phone call with an FBI agent and the U.S. attorney in San Diego on a tangent for this case.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2024

“Yes, I know. But I’m not lonely and I’m on a tangent too. But maybe not the same one.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck