discursive

Example Sentences

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The parts add up to a novel that is scathing but discursive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The coin of the realm on such shows is small-talk riffing and discursive, big-ideas bullshitting, and he excelled at neither.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

“Cordially” is a little too jumpy for its own good, but its discursive heart is in the right place for these grievous times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Ms Sturgeon said there should have been a "clearer record" of what she called "discursive, non-decision making" meetings.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

The theory of signs originates in the law, and signs are treated as if they speak because court cases are discursive performances.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton