tangent
Example Sentences
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The new show is named after “tangents” so that Nihill can go down different rabbit holes each night if he wants.
From Los Angeles Times
They go on tangents about Palmer introducing Whitehall to the 1997 film “Soul Food,” which Whitehall proceeded to reference on set.
From Los Angeles Times
Redick then followed the tangent when asked why it was “unfortunate.”
From Los Angeles Times
Reflecting that quirky organization, the book ends on tangent rather than a big wrap-up.
To seriously consider the answers to these questions would require Penelope to do something called “going off on a tangent,” which is another way of saying “to stray from the subject at hand.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
