Definition of Digression
a temporary departure from the norm
Examples of Digression in a sentence
The fight between the two students was an unwelcome digression in the teacher’s organized classroom. 🔊
When the fiction author wrote a biography on his favorite actor, he took a literary digression from his usual genre. 🔊
The elderly professor would sometimes make a digression and talk about his wife’s flowerbeds instead of physics. 🔊
During my speech, I made a digression and went off topic. 🔊
Playing football during the winter was a digression for the baseball star. 🔊
When the storm suddenly appeared, we had to make a digression from our planned outdoor activities. 🔊
At the end of the day, John tried to sneak out the office building before his boss could pull him into a last-minute work digression. 🔊
Even though I hate to make a digression during this point of the debate, I must explain something my opponent mentioned earlier. 🔊
Our digression to the amusement park made us late for the wedding. 🔊
If you do not follow the directions to the letter, you will experience a digression and possibly get lost. 🔊
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