Examples of discontinuous in a Sentence

a discontinuous series of events the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of chaos and panic

Recent Examples on the Web The permafrost around Fairbanks is discontinuous; jagged pieces of it finger north-facing slopes and enfold the low-lying valleys. — Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 To leave the cave is to become educated about the true character of the beings experienced within it, not to discover a radically discontinuous world or reality. — Damon Linker, The Week, 8 Feb. 2022 This episode consists of discontinuous flashes and pockets of incomplete story that together make a rending portrait of the peculiar two-month period Kirsten spent with the Chaudhary brothers. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2021 He was captivated by the arrival of a completely discontinuous force in the world. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021 The stress of discontinuous environments experienced by entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders in crisis all require a level of equanimity in order to maintain resilience. — Brad Cousins, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 All deal with an unknown future against a backdrop of disruptive and discontinuous operating environments. — Brad Cousins, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 To those who want to portray Trump as wholly exceptional, and discontinuous with the recent past, the book is an essential corrective. — Patrick Iber, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 The past three presidencies have been jarringly discontinuous in style, temperament, and policy. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Sep. 2020 See More

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