"Sequitur" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Sequitur" Meaning

A separate or disconnected statement, idea, or event that seems to have no logical connection to what has preceded it.

"Sequitur" Examples

Here are 5 usage examples for the word "sequitur":

Examples

1. In a series of unconnected ideas

He launched into a seemingly unrelated speech about the weather, as if it was a sequitur to the previous conversation about politics.

2. In a story or a plot

The author struggled to connect the tangential plot twist to the main sequitur of the story, leaving the audience confused.

3. With a purpose of creating confusion or discrepancy

The speaker's offhand remark about the economic impact of the environment seemed like an awkward sequitur to the sensitive discussion at hand.

4. Out of place or in a logical inconsistency

When the complicated math problem was finally solved, it led to an unexpected sequitur as if we had been onto it all wrong.

5. With a completely disconnected statement

After talking about the good food at the party, it seemed most incongruous to catch the host recount a meticulously long story about their childhood; it was a total sequitur.