detouring

Example Sentences

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She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

All eastbound trips near the intersection are detouring as delays are expected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Yet, it’s disappointment that Perkins serves up most frequently in “The Monkey,” detouring from every wide-open chance to showcase depth and humanity in favor of juvenile humor and gross-out splatter gags.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

I figured out that they were detouring traffic off exit ramps prior to the bridge on each side.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

After two hours of backbreaking labor, hauling the boats through wet, heavy snow, detouring around piles of broken floe, they were only one mile from Endurance.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong