as in remark
a statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it
We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.
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Recent Examples of non sequitur
Yet, just as often, these exchanges go off the rails with non sequiturs, silence or, most painfully, faux pas.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
Live action and cartoons are intercut with joyously non sequitur song breaks, and each episode features a guest star like Snoop Dogg or Tony Hale.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Aspects of that plan take on the air of mantras or non sequiturs, lines that G and B are rehearsing in order to convince others.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
In an appendix, Durang gives instructions on how to root his farcical non sequiturs in genuine emotion.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
Live action and cartoons are intercut with joyously non sequitur song breaks, and each episode features a guest star like Snoop Dogg or Tony Hale.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Aspects of that plan take on the air of mantras or non sequiturs, lines that G and B are rehearsing in order to convince others.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024
In an appendix, Durang gives instructions on how to root his farcical non sequiturs in genuine emotion.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for non sequitur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for non sequitur
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Trump sued the network earlier this year over remarks that This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos made during a contentious interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in March.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024
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Since Shapiro’s remarks, prosecutors have filed murder charges against Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, after discovering a gun and writings seemingly connecting him to the New York City shooting.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
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The positive sell-through and feedback led to the mall offering the brand a permanent, 1,100-square-foot space on the ground floor with neighbors such as Hugo Boss, Tory Burch, Longchamp and APM Monaco.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Turn this feedback into posts that speak directly to your audience's hopes and fears.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Paramount Network did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek reached out for comment to the office of Mangione's lawyer Thomas Dickey via email on Wednesday night.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The team is collecting more observations and hopes to take real-time data from Mars someday and use it to make predictions, much like weather forecasters do on Earth.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Neither observation gives us a general theory of Trump 2.0.Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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The conversation also extended to Reddit, where users on the r/centrist subreddit debated the public's reaction to the killing.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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November was the sixth straight month with an unemployment rate of over 4%, and the overall jobs data drew a modestly positive market reaction.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Non sequitur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20sequitur. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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