non sequitur
Example Sentences
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His answer, that cloud computing “is not intrinsically privileged in any case,” is a non sequitur.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
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
While the second sentence of this quote is generally true, the first sentence is a non sequitur.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
Here as Alyssa, she pulls off abrupt pivots, exiting one scene with the non sequitur “Is that a pigeon?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
Spoon was, in fact, so excited that he skipped his customary non sequitur.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
