detour

Example Sentences

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So “what initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour, rather than a full seizure of the artery,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The complaint against Google claims that benign conversations with Gemini took a dangerous detour after Gavalas—a 36-year-old Florida man with no documented history of mental-health problems—started talking to the chatbot using Gemini Live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

This detour into horror is only temporary, but there’s no clear destination in sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Even the romantic era of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan offered only a brief detour - one he has since abandoned in favour of action-heavy blockbusters such as Pathaan and Jawan.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Zeitoun was sure that the pastor and his wife would have been rescued by that point, but just to be certain, he and Nasser made a detour and paddled over to Robert Street.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers