circuitous
Example Sentences
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"Flights already doing circuitous routing have even less choice."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
In that case, exchanges like Coinbase and Robinhood say they can’t trace back the cost basis because of the holding’s circuitous route.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026
Darnold’s circuitous journey holds key lessons for teams across football.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
People travelling between Al-Eizariya and Jerusalem would have to take a circuitous route three times longer than the present journey, he said.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
That was Dad’s circuitous way of telling me he wished I would stay home forever.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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