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Digresses is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Digresses in a sentence

Digresses meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of digress

Using Digresses

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of digress

Context around Digresses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

writer 1× film 1× ishmael 1×

Sentence patterns with Digresses

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ishmael digresses on pictures 1× the film digresses to talk 1× this writer digresses 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ishmael digresses on 1× q the film 1×

Common sentence endings:

a catholic country 1× whale whale lines 1×

Words around Digresses

Just before it in the word index:

digressed 4 digress 34 digregorio 8 digraphs 25 digraph 22 digpaul 2

Just after it in the word index:

digressing 6 digression 20 digressions 14 digressive 2 digroup 3 digs 462

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Digresses

  • In this selection, "digresses" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, writer, film and ishmael stand out and add context to how "digresses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ishmael digresses on pictures and the film digresses to talk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "digresses" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with digresses

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But this writer digresses. (4 words)

Q. The film digresses to talk about Irish politics and the Troubles, but also about shifting positions on issues like gay marriage in a Catholic country. (26 words)

Ishmael digresses on pictures of whales, brit (microscopic sea creatures on which whales feed), squid and — after four boats lowered in vain because Daggoo mistook a giant squid for the white whale — whale-lines. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Ishmael digresses on pictures of whales, brit (microscopic sea creatures on which whales feed), squid and — after four boats lowered in vain because Daggoo mistook a giant squid for the white whale — whale-lines. (34 words)

Q. The film digresses to talk about Irish politics and the Troubles, but also about shifting positions on issues like gay marriage in a Catholic country. (26 words)

But this writer digresses. (4 words)

Example sentences (3)

But this writer digresses.

Q. The film digresses to talk about Irish politics and the Troubles, but also about shifting positions on issues like gay marriage in a Catholic country.

Ishmael digresses on pictures of whales, brit (microscopic sea creatures on which whales feed), squid and — after four boats lowered in vain because Daggoo mistook a giant squid for the white whale — whale-lines.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "digresses" in a sentence?
An example: "But this writer digresses." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "digresses" from authentic English texts.
What does "digresses" mean?
Digresses means: third-person singular simple present indicative of digress
How many example sentences with "digresses" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "digresses", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.