Examples of disjuncture in a Sentence
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In explaining this disjuncture, hyper-partisanship and filter bubbles surely play some role.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
But that disjuncture is itself revelatory.
—Nicole Hemmer, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Speaking with reporters after the job figures came out, Joe Biden was careful to acknowledge this disjuncture.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
The disjuncture between story and song only heightens the staccato feeling.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
The occasion was political, of course, coming in an election season and at a moment when French people of color are questioning the disjuncture between the national creed of universalism and their experiences of racial discrimination.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2021
Others who are fortunate enough to still have a home will take advantage of the disjuncture to relocate, perhaps to a bigger city or to a place farther away from the water.
—Jake Bittle, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021
But Carey’s memoir reflects this disjuncture on the level of its form.
—Emily Lordi, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2020
The pleasure for the reader is often in spotting those moments of disjuncture that Ferrante flags for us, where the narrative is partial or incomplete.
—Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2020
John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
But that disjuncture is itself revelatory.
—Nicole Hemmer, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Speaking with reporters after the job figures came out, Joe Biden was careful to acknowledge this disjuncture.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
The disjuncture between story and song only heightens the staccato feeling.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
The occasion was political, of course, coming in an election season and at a moment when French people of color are questioning the disjuncture between the national creed of universalism and their experiences of racial discrimination.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2021
Others who are fortunate enough to still have a home will take advantage of the disjuncture to relocate, perhaps to a bigger city or to a place farther away from the water.
—Jake Bittle, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021
But Carey’s memoir reflects this disjuncture on the level of its form.
—Emily Lordi, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2020
The pleasure for the reader is often in spotting those moments of disjuncture that Ferrante flags for us, where the narrative is partial or incomplete.
—Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2020
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“Disjuncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disjuncture. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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