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
A UN official said their submissions were "irrelevant" and "tangential" to the issues being discussed.
From BBC
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
Each of these has a tangential basis in fact.
From Washington Post
Both Holder’s “Unprecedented” and Guldbrandsen’s “A Storm Foretold” tell stories tangential to Jan. 6 but have become inextricably tied to the event because they had their cameras rolling at crucial moments.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
