digress dahy-GRES verb WS #13

to leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing; to wander away from the main topic or argument

1. The speaker began to digress into personal anecdotes instead of focusing on the main topic.
2. The author often digresses into philosophical discussions throughout the novel.
3. The professor tends to digress from the lesson plan when students ask interesting questions.
4. I don't want to digress, but that reminds me of a funny story.
5. Let me not digress too much from the point I was trying to make.