beaten track

Example Sentences

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It is also a lever for encouraging tourism into an area far off the beaten track.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The town is so off the beaten track, the loudest sound is cows mooing in the distance.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

The jurors then travelled a further three-miles down isolated country roads, with each turn taking them further off the beaten track.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

Much of Dudamel’s program went intriguingly off the beaten track, turning to “The Cowboys” and “Amistad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

I do not say that there are no instances swerving from this beaten track, and that other arrangements never appear in our records.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul