Sentence examples for are tangential from inspiring English sources
adjective
Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
Still, the state has been losing jobs, and there are tangential costs to doing business in Vermont.
While these questions are tangential in Wyeth v. Levine, they are at the core of litigation involving drugs like Vioxx, Baycol, fen-phen and others.
They need to issue summonses and penalties to the people who actually violate the laws -- not harass responsible business owners who are tangential in the process.
Since any connections between "Driving Lessons" and the real world are tangential at best, it's a faux liberation: the easiest kind.
But there are tangential questions well worth pondering: If movie culture reflects who we are, then who the hell are we?
Q. Do you expect things to change with Mr. Lafley in charge? A. Given his history, I think Mr. Lafley will focus on Procter's core businesses and get out of things that are tangential.
Your failure was tangential.
Her response is tangential but revealing.
And in any case the trial is tangential.
Schiller's argument is tangential because player talent is relative.
