Examples of disjuncture in a Sentence
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These examples illustrate the disjuncture between GDP and societal well-being and the many ways that GDP fails to be a good measure of economic performance.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
In explaining this disjuncture, hyper-partisanship and filter bubbles surely play some role.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
But that disjuncture is itself revelatory.
—Nicole Hemmer, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Speaking with reporters after the job figures came out, Joe Biden was careful to acknowledge this disjuncture.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
The disjuncture between story and song only heightens the staccato feeling.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
The occasion was political, of course, coming in an election season and at a moment when French people of color are questioning the disjuncture between the national creed of universalism and their experiences of racial discrimination.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2021
Others who are fortunate enough to still have a home will take advantage of the disjuncture to relocate, perhaps to a bigger city or to a place farther away from the water.
—Jake Bittle, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021
But Carey’s memoir reflects this disjuncture on the level of its form.
—Emily Lordi, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2020
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
In explaining this disjuncture, hyper-partisanship and filter bubbles surely play some role.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
But that disjuncture is itself revelatory.
—Nicole Hemmer, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Speaking with reporters after the job figures came out, Joe Biden was careful to acknowledge this disjuncture.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
The disjuncture between story and song only heightens the staccato feeling.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
The occasion was political, of course, coming in an election season and at a moment when French people of color are questioning the disjuncture between the national creed of universalism and their experiences of racial discrimination.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2021
Others who are fortunate enough to still have a home will take advantage of the disjuncture to relocate, perhaps to a bigger city or to a place farther away from the water.
—Jake Bittle, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021
But Carey’s memoir reflects this disjuncture on the level of its form.
—Emily Lordi, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2020
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“Disjuncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disjuncture. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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