: the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
Every place Hamilton, his parents, or his wife visited over a century's time is described at length; everyone he met merits at least a minor biographical digression.—👁 Image Willard Sterne Randall
the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend
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One of Scarpetta’s digressions in particular is damaging to the show’s fortunes.—👁 Image Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 The core of this book, stripping away the weird digressions, is about how society makes monsters.—👁 Image Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Gender, above all, determines how life is supposed to proceed, from cradle to grave; one of her longest digressions is an overview of the different ways that, to her mind, men and women are supposed to die.—👁 Image Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 Every digression here feels like a destination.—👁 Image Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for digression
