How to Use digression in a Sentence

digression

noun

• The book’s many digressions are keyed to the rhythm of footfall.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
• Ok, that was a digression, but some of you as parents feel me on that.
  — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• And the digressions and family chatter that the songs prompt help fill the time, since U.S. 77 has a lot of road and not a whole lot to look at.
  — Jack Dickey, SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• The coffee shop had been a nice little digression, but that hadn’t turned out so well.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2018
• The logic of those conditions is clear, but not worth the digression here.
  — New York Times, 18 Sep. 2019
• That was how Cord chose to address the novel’s digression.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Dec. 2023
• And yet the real magic here lies not in narrative but in the digressions.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
• But first, let’s address the facts of the president's digression.
  — Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 2 May 2017
• The reasoning for this apparent digression, oddly, strikes at the heart of the court case.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 11 May 2021
• Such digressions don’t detract from the breezy, mellow vibes that kicked off SXSW in smooth fashion.
  — Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
• Gould revisits Roth a few times, each one offering a choice digression about the treasures in the morgue.
  — Jane Horwitz, The Denver Post, 24 May 2017
• The minor key digressions of the third movement are early examples of Mozart whistling in the graveyard.
  — Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 June 2018
• The pace is brisk – there’s a whole game to cover – but the series still makes time for occasional digression from the central plot.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
• Which leads to a long digression on Crackle, because this is The Vergecast and that’s just what happens sometimes.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 14 June 2024
• There are a few digressions to impecunity and infomercials, but the bulk of the show is Cher sings and dresses well.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2024
• And this digression is why attorneys probably shouldn’t be paid by the hour. 5.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
• Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
• But the pros and cons of these specific policies are really outside the scope of this book, and as a result these sections feel like a digression.
  — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
• Along the way, we are treated to wonderful digressions into the lives of 20th century artists.
  — Kathleen Hirsch, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
• These digressions are absorbing but all too brief, as Bascomb hurries to the next starting line.
  — Nick Donofrio, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
• Claude is a minor digression, second to the Captain’s slow-burn flirtation with Lana.
  — Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 12 May 2024
• The powerful aspects of the content are thus offset by detours and digressions that could have been excised.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020
• A speech in Cincinnati offered few details and plenty of digressions.
  — David Weigel, Washington Post, 7 June 2017
• A speech in Cincinnati offered few details, and plenty of digressions.
  — David Weigel, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2017
• All of which calls for a digression, or acknowledgement.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
• That does lead into a nice digression about Jane Lynch being ubiquitous on TV.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2020
• Early on, there is a shooting, but who has been shot - and how and why and by whom - only gets revealed over the course of the film's mostly entertaining digressions.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2020
• The other axis is a chain of observations, each a digression from the last, about Leiris’s neighborhood.
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2020
• Wallace’s voice didn’t come from mimicking others, but from allowing his unique perspective — complete with all its quirks and digressions — to flow onto the page.
  — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
• Harris’ needling prompted Trump to launch into the sort of freewheeling personal attacks and digressions that his advisers and supporters have tried to steer him away from.
  — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024