alternate route
Example Sentences
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That alternate route can take about two weeks to cross the Atlantic, while a standard container ship would take about nine days, and an airplane would only take eight hours.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 22, 2026
Motorists will be forced to drive all the way around the mountainous Camp Pendleton — which spans 125,000 acres — utilizing Interstate 15 as the primary alternate route.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 18, 2025
Degrate had turned down FM 2989 as an alternate route.
From Slate β Oct. 17, 2025
"By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic," he added.
From BBC β Apr. 1, 2024
At this point, instead of turning back to find an alternate route, he began to move in circles, squeaking like a phonograph needle scratched across the grooves.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
