tangent

Example Sentences

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At the same time, it was telling that a common reaction to Landry’s tangent was:

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

"Some of them will run straight, some of them will not start at all, some of them will go off on a tangent or bite each other," she explained.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

I feel like cookbooks — I’m going off on a bit of a tangent, but maybe not — used to be the solution to problems.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

This is a big book full of big ideas, and it’s worth pursuing every tangent to understand Akbar’s message of belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

To draw a tangent line at any given point, it’s best to make a guess.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife