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  • noun Plural form of segue.

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Examples

  • And in a centerpiece sequence in which - having just taken the monumental first step toward independence - Jenna segues from a look of mouth-agape astonishment to grinning elation, she also proves to be, just like her mouthwatering pies, something close to irresistible.

    GreenCine Daily: Interview. Adrienne Shelly. 2007

  • This dimension of the Poet's existence remains unknown to the Poet, but the narrator marks it strongly: the most striking transition in "Alastor" is the "Meanwhile" that segues from the climactic moment of intellectual enlightenment in the Temple of Dendera to "an Arab Maiden brought his food/Her daily portion ..."

    _Alastor_, Apostasy, and the Ecology of Criticism 1999

  • To hammer home the point, the album includes a handful of "segues" - scratchy old scraps by Blind Willie Johnson and Mitchell's Christian Singers.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • Devine segues from a backhander about “Clare’s” integrity, “It would be a rare woman who would willingly consent to such an experience, without being damaged in some way, with low self-esteem or imperfect understanding of what was happening”, to discussing the “Twilight” phenomena (a series of books for teens written by Stephenie Meyer, a Mormon).

    Archive 2009-05-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009

  • Devine segues from a backhander about “Clare’s” integrity, “It would be a rare woman who would willingly consent to such an experience, without being damaged in some way, with low self-esteem or imperfect understanding of what was happening”, to discussing the “Twilight” phenomena (a series of books for teens written by Stephenie Meyer, a Mormon).

    more on Johns - how women in the media respond Another Outspoken Female 2009

  • Sister Kinderhook, and on blood red gems like "Holocaust of Giants" and "This, My Porcelain Life," it mistressly blends sweet singing, harsh buzz, spoken word segues, and a one-woman blitzkrieg string section as the phalanx.

    Three Imaginary Girls - Seattle's sparkly indie-pop press 2010

  • Well, I have to weigh in and say that "blanky/blankie" is not really so bad, because it kind of segues into "Blanky/Blankie" - which is one's blanket's proper name, like Bob or Susan or Spot or whatevs.

    eat your paisley! 2005

  • The brilliant Mr. Show was just an updated Python, complete with non-sequitor segues and fourth-wall destruction.

    Josh Wolk's Pop Culture Club talks Monty Python: Do the shows still hold up? | EW.com 2009

  • On a corner where the business district segues into a storm-blasted neighborhood of 100-year-old homes, Fred and Ramona Merrill raked leaves and limbs from the front yard of the turn-of-the-century home that for years housed their photography business and now was leased to a second-hand book seller.

    Town's Goal: Rebuild Historic Business District Ryan Dezember 2011

  • But you won't be laughing for long, as initial eeriness quickly segues to sheer terror, with some extremely gory, over-the-top set pieces you won't soon forget.

    John Farr: Going Bump in the Night: More Prime Halloween Movie Fare John Farr 2010

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