tangent
Example Sentences
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Reflecting that quirky organization, the book ends on tangent rather than a big wrap-up.
To go off on a tangent is always a risky maneuver, for once one has gone, it is often surprisingly difficult to find one’s way back.
From Literature
And my oldest students were swept away into the mysteries of sine, cosine, and tangents.
From Literature
At the same time, it was telling that a common reaction to Landry’s tangent was:
The tangents, the idiosyncrasies of the hosts and the glimpses of private life leave listeners feeling connected.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
