detouring

Example Sentences

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All eastbound trips near the intersection are detouring as delays are expected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Yet, it’s disappointment that Perkins serves up most frequently in “The Monkey,” detouring from every wide-open chance to showcase depth and humanity in favor of juvenile humor and gross-out splatter gags.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

Flights to and from Taiwan and China, Taiwan and South Korea and Taiwan and Japan were amongst those detouring around the zone on Sunday morning, according to routes tracked on Flightradar24.

From Reuters • Apr. 16, 2023

Why else would I keep detouring off Interstate 90 to a town whose population is smaller than my daughter’s high school class?

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

The bus stopped in front of a police officer, who was detouring traffic.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste