detour

Example Sentences

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Happily, that becomes clear as this conversation morphs into a four-hour epic, rich with unexpectedly heartfelt and humorous detours.

From BBC

Threatened arteries force shippers into lengthy, costly detours that ultimately hit consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

With most of the square blocked, pedestrians have to take long detours, and those who had planned for other events in the area are uncertain of what happens now.

From BBC

Some sections were gone altogether, and there were interminable, long detours and many changes of train.

From Literature

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