tangential

Example Sentences

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The connection between the two is tangential, except for this: Markets across the globe are in a panic.

From New York Times

The beats of the plot, then, become tangential to the overall impact of the film: It’s a quiet, elemental nourishment of the senses.

From New York Times

Each of these has a tangential basis in fact.

From Washington Post

Both Holder’s “Unprecedented” and Guldbrandsen’s “A Storm Foretold” tell stories tangential to Jan. 6 but have become inextricably tied to the event because they had their cameras rolling at crucial moments.

From Washington Post

For many Chinese, the U.S. rule that they must present negative Covid tests to visit is a tangential development.

From New York Times