digression

Several researchers noted “more short sentences, confused word order, and repetition, alongside extended digressions.”

She makes digressions that veer into cultural criticism, but with so much more wit and excitement than you usually find in “cultural criticism.”

But he defended his position in a digression that he said was unscripted, in an effort to neutralize an issue that Democrats hope to make central in 2024.

There were no tangential digressions, no word-finding problems, his sentences and paragraphs were articulate, he was coherent, and there were no insults or other disinhibited behavior.

That speech was more typical of Trump during his presidency – he relied on the teleprompter, but his digressions were easy to follow even if they were filled with lies.