tangential

Example Sentences

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The connection between the two is tangential, except for this: Markets across the globe are in a panic.

From New York Times

The beats of the plot, then, become tangential to the overall impact of the film: It’s a quiet, elemental nourishment of the senses.

From New York Times

According to him, “a tangential member of the Ku Klux Klan” witnessed the kiss and subsequently blew up a vehicle parked nearby.

From Washington Post

That has led to states slashing cash assistance to poor families and instead investing in tangential initiatives, such as early child care and college scholarships.

From Washington Post

There is a pathetic yearning among many in the U.S. and Britain to be linked in some tangential way to royalty.

From Salon