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

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 • Apr. 29, 2024

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

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

It should be obvious that facts can both be unquestionable and only have meaning within certain discursive conventions: e.g.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton