tangential
Example Sentences
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The story gets bogged down in tangential matters.
Jordan Weiss’ script is so tangential to the movie’s charms that things would feel pretty much the same if Harper and Lily had traded places, or honestly, if no one swapped at all.
From Los Angeles Times
But in other circumstances, the law became a powerful cudgel wielded to influence concerns that at best had a tangential relationship to the environment.
From Los Angeles Times
But they have also urged an immediate return to negotiations, and expressed concern that Israel has begun targeting sites tangential and unrelated to Iran’s nuclear program.
From Los Angeles Times
This is a bit of a tangential question.
From Salon
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