discursive
Example Sentences
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Some storylines do emerge from the discursive dialogue.
“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
Fans of Nunez’s tartly discursive yet flowing novel will likely miss the snap of its critical observations on literary mind-sets and whatnot.
From Los Angeles Times
It may be true that at the discursive level there was a change in the way the president and the Mexican government talk about the drug trade.
From Los Angeles Times
Jelinek’s signature dramatic form is the theatrical monologue: lengthy paragraphs of discursive text without clearly indicated characters, stage directions or conventional plot.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
