tangent

Example Sentences

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Redick then followed the tangent when asked why it was “unfortunate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

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

As your approximations of the tangent lines get better and better, the points on the curve you use to create the approximations get closer together.

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