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

But I suspect that for “The Many Saints of Newark” to really work within its feature-length confines, its engagement with “The Sopranos” probably should have been more tangential, more mysterious, less fan-service-y.

From Los Angeles Times

But I’ve got no clue why this tangential project gets the last word in a show that ought to have been about the victims of looting and the objects they lost.

From New York Times

“We work with clients on a daily basis who have been linked to accounts where either there’s a tangential linkage or there’s really no link at all.”

From Seattle Times