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

“You know when a man lives alone as much as I do, his mind can go olf on an irrational tangent just because his social world is out of kilter.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck