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
"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
Each word might spring the narrator into a new scene or tangent — or serve as a barb to hang her up for a page or paragraph.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Ordinarily Penelope would have been very proud of his pteridomaniacal expertise, but at the word “letter” her mind had skipped off on a tangent from which it had not yet returned.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing tangent
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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