non sequitur
Example Sentences
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The latter was a bit of a non sequitur, however, given that the EU fine was tied to allegations of deceptive business practices, transparency issues, and a failure to provide public data to researchers.
From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025
That seems like a non sequitur, but it is nothing of the kind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
The image was a total non sequitur to all but the most inveterate of social media scrollers, who immediately recognized the implications.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025
"The problem is, if you do state funding, then you’re tied to it," she explained, not even bothering to come up with a more plausible-sounding non sequitur.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025
Molly has gotten used to this kind of non sequitur.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
