tangent

Example Sentences

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Reflecting that quirky organization, the book ends on tangent rather than a big wrap-up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

This is a bit of a tangent, but go with me for a second.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 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

Lakers coach JJ Redick went on a bit of a tangent last month about how an overly critical media might be partly responsible for a decline in NBA ratings this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

“But that is quite enough wondering about that,” she told herself, for they had arrived at the gates of the palace, and it was no time to go off on a tangent.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood