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Digression is an English word with synonyms like turning or turn. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Digression meaning

  1. An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
  2. The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
  3. A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.

Synonyms of Digression

divagation turning turn deflexion deflection deviation diversion substance subject matter content message parenthesis excursus aside excursion

Related words

Other words often associated with Digression or its synonyms:

bend motion movement communication change refraction bending deviance away complacent pleased difference

Digression vertaling naar Nederlands

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Using Digression

  • The main meaning on this page is: An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing. | The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect. | A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
  • Useful related words include: divagation, turning, turn, deflexion.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: uitweiding.
  • In the example corpus, digression often appears in combinations such as: brief digression, digression to, digression the.

Context around Digression

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brief 2× impromptu 1× small 1× interesting 1× little 1× sad 1×

Often after:

miller 1× corn 1×

Sentence patterns with Digression

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

a brief digression to talk 1× a brief digression to tell 1× a small digression back into 1× an impromptu digression miller was 1× but interesting digression corn always 1× completely random digression where stephen 1× example the digression on the 1× extent this digression is probably 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after an impromptu 1× after this sad 1× also the comic 1× but first a 1× i say he 1× in a digression 1×

Common sentence endings:

after the war 1× and extant writings 1× bums me out 1× by william boyd 1× did at home 1× force of digression 1×

Words around Digression

Just before it in the word index:

digressing 6 digresses 3 digressed 4 digress 34 digregorio 8 digraphs 25

Just after it in the word index:

digressions 14 digressive 2 digroup 3 digs 462 digue 3 digva 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Digression

  • In this selection, "digression" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brief, impromptu, small, miller and corn stand out and add context to how "digression" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a brief digression to talk and a brief digression to tell. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "digression" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with digression

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

I say, he is advancing hatred and digression. (8 words)

In a digression the tale of Cupid and Psyche is artfully told. (12 words)

After an impromptu digression, Miller was glad to return to our original topic—sports. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

XI 14 is often thought to be a good example: the digression on the history of writing is actually Claudius' own argument for his new letters, and fits in with his personality and extant writings. (35 words)

Until this point, Aristotle has spent most of his time on a patient explanation of the virtues of character, with only a brief digression to tell us about the virtues of the intellect. (33 words)

Milder (1988), 434 Bryant and Springer find that the book is structured around the two consciousnesses of Ahab and Ishmael, with Ahab as a force of linearity and Ishmael a force of digression. (33 words)

Example sentences (15)

After an impromptu digression, Miller was glad to return to our original topic—sports.

Until this point, Aristotle has spent most of his time on a patient explanation of the virtues of character, with only a brief digression to tell us about the virtues of the intellect.

But first a small digression back into the pages of one of my favourite novels, Any Human Heart, by William Boyd.

Unimportant but interesting digression: Corn always has an even number of rows of kernels.

With that little digression out of the way, it is back to the two candidates, now effectively reduced to one.

However, I will make a brief digression to talk about how much the shot of Kylo’s reconstructed helmet bums me out.

I say, he is advancing hatred and digression.

To an extent, this digression is probably unavoidable: abroad, Thatcher’s power and status peaked later than they did at home.

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Also, the comic has a completely random digression where Stephen gives Peter the power to talk to an actual spider, and suddenly we have artwork.

After this sad digression, the festival resumed full speed in 1946, after the war.

In a digression the tale of Cupid and Psyche is artfully told.

Milder (1988), 434 Bryant and Springer find that the book is structured around the two consciousnesses of Ahab and Ishmael, with Ahab as a force of linearity and Ishmael a force of digression.

Socrates admits this was a digression that threatens to drown his original project, which was to define knowledge.

Without any digression, he went straight into the middle of the enemy camp, which inescapably led to him being seized and presented to the emperor.

XI 14 is often thought to be a good example: the digression on the history of writing is actually Claudius' own argument for his new letters, and fits in with his personality and extant writings.

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Common combinations with digression

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "digression" in a sentence?
An example: "After an impromptu digression, Miller was glad to return to our original topic—sports." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "digression" from authentic English texts.
What does "digression" mean?
Digression means: An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
What are synonyms of "digression"?
Common synonyms of "digression" include: divagation, turning, turn, deflexion, deflection, deviation, diversion, substance. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "digression" in Dutch?
"digression" translates to Dutch as: uitweiding.
How many example sentences with "digression" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "digression", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.