bypath
Example Sentences
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Specialization “leads the individual, if he follows it unreservedly, into bypaths still further off from the highway where men, struggling together, develop strength,” John Dewey, the philosopher and education reformer, wrote in 1902.
From New York Times
She read on, following the commentary through the mazy paths it led her on, until she came to: Keeping still is the mountain; it is a bypath; it means little stones, doors, and openings.
From Literature
So we wandered about, following bypaths that led from one small "possession" to another; and never, after we left it, returning to the highroad until it was time to return home.
From Project Gutenberg
He drove Scrope before him along a bypath, leaving the Parson standing alone in the moonlight.
From Project Gutenberg
He wanders into the bypaths of association because the bypaths are delightful.
From Project Gutenberg
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