beaten path
Example Sentences
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While ordinary freight ships typically travel along a fixed route across the Atlantic, the trimarans will go off the beaten path as they follow the wind for the best conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But when you talk about East Tennessee, it's a little off the beaten path.
From Salon ● May 19, 2024
The researchers point out that public libraries like Phoenix's are 'are off the beaten path for academics who work with early modern books and manuscripts'.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
You’ll find desert delights when you veer off the beaten path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Once in a while when I got too far off the beaten path, he would come around and cram a bar of soap in my pocket.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
