Wondering how to use Digressing in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Digressing meaning
present participle and gerund of digress
Using Digressing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of digress
- In the example corpus, digressing often appears in combinations such as: digressing from.
Context around Digressing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Digressing
- In this selection, "digressing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, libbing, festivals, constantly and finessing stand out and add context to how "digressing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ad libbing digressing finessing and and constantly digressing from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "digressing" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with digressing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sorry for digressing and apologies to my non-Igbo readers. (10 words)
When DeSantis finally got going he dwelled on the niche interests of conservative insiders, at one point digressing about the “accreditation cartels” that govern universities. (25 words)
Even when we are back in Flatbush with young Streisand, narrator Barbra doesn’t hesitate to jump in, just as she would in person, ad-libbing, digressing, finessing. (28 words)
The stories in his films were very simple yet unfocused and constantly digressing from the main story line. citation From the beginning of his career, Godard included more film references into his movies than did any of his New Wave colleagues. (41 words)
The poem goes through the Roman calendar, explaining the origins and customs of important Roman festivals, digressing on mythical stories, and giving astronomical and agricultural information appropriate to the season. (30 words)
Digressing from the issue, he also blasted the current crop of artistes in the system especially hiplife youngsters saying they have lost track, sing meaningless songs with no content. (29 words)
Example sentences (6)
Even when we are back in Flatbush with young Streisand, narrator Barbra doesn’t hesitate to jump in, just as she would in person, ad-libbing, digressing, finessing.
When DeSantis finally got going he dwelled on the niche interests of conservative insiders, at one point digressing about the “accreditation cartels” that govern universities.
Digressing from the issue, he also blasted the current crop of artistes in the system especially hiplife youngsters saying they have lost track, sing meaningless songs with no content.
Sorry for digressing and apologies to my non-Igbo readers.
The poem goes through the Roman calendar, explaining the origins and customs of important Roman festivals, digressing on mythical stories, and giving astronomical and agricultural information appropriate to the season.
The stories in his films were very simple yet unfocused and constantly digressing from the main story line. citation From the beginning of his career, Godard included more film references into his movies than did any of his New Wave colleagues.
Common combinations with digressing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: